A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

piece 322 piece
pifcce d'arlillerie, gun;
armee, a piece ready to be served, i. e., with
its equipments at hand (siege and seacoast
s d'armes, (sm. a.) parts, spare parts, of arms
d'armons, iron band embracing end of fore
guide;
d'avanl-train, v. d'armons;
de, en, battene, (nav. art.) broadside gun;
en battene, (any) gun in battery;
de bombardement, any piece for delivering
curved or high-angle fire with shells of large
bursting charge (as distinguished from de
perforation, q. v.)5
bouche, muzzle-loading gun;
de campagne, field piece;
de canon, piece of artillery;
de chasse. (nav. art.) bow chaser;
chef de , chief of piece;
de cote, seacoast gun;
culasse, breech-loading gun;
de debarquement, (nav. art.) landing gun;
de decoration, (artif.) set piece;
demi , a half detachment;
descendre une , to dismount a gun;
de descente, v. de debarquement;
detachee, (fort.) detached work;
de detente, (sm. a.) trigger plate; guard plate;
directrice, directing gun;
h double detente, (sm. a.) hair-trigger plate;
egalisee, gun with no dispart;
d'embarcation, (nav.) boat gun, landing gun;
de fermeture, (sm. a.) breechblock; breechcloser
proper;
feu! number fire! (command);
de flanquement, flanking gun;
folle, piece not bored true;
de fortification, (fort.) any part of a fortification;
fusante, piece firing time shell;
de gros calibre, gun of large caliber;
sjumelees, guns in pairs in turrets;
lisse, smoothbore gun;
de lumiere mobile, removable vent piece;
de mer, seacoast gun;
monter une to , mount a gun;
nette, gun well cast and bored true (obs.);
papillon de , (Fr. art.) a searcher or locator
for locating on the map the common target of
a group of batteries;
peloton de , (Fr. art.) the piece (as defined
under main word);
peloton de la , gun detachment (siege and
seacoast artillery);
percutante, piece firing percussion shell;
de perforation, high-power armor-piercing
gun for direct fire (as distinguished from
de bombardement, q. v.);
de petit calibre, gun of small caliber;
pivot, ft pivot, sur pivot, pivot,
swivel, gun;
de position, siege gun;
de pouce, (sm. a.) small plate lot into a
stock;
rayee, rifled piece;
de rempart, a gun permanently mounted,
not intended to be removed from a work or
fort; wall-piece;
de retraite, (nav. art.) stern chaser;
de salut, saluting piece or gun;
servie, a gun in action or ready to open fire
at once, equipments in place and men at their
posts (siege and seacoast artillery);
de siege, siege gun;
desurele, (sm. a.) safety device;
de surveillance, (s. c. art.) gun commanding
as great a field of fire as possible, or having
an all-around fire;
taiUer une armee en s, (mil.) to cut an army
to pieces;
de tourelle, turret gun;
tournante, swivel gun;
de travers, (nav. art.) broadside gun;
type, type gun;
-7- versee en cage, en panier,gun upset, with
its carriage upside down;
piece, voiture , gun and limber;
& vos s, detachments opposite your pieces!
(command);
h vue direcle, any piece laid habitually directly
on the target (e. g., field gun);
de n, n-pounder;
de n po(uces), an w-inch gun.
II. Miscellaneous:
to, la , by the job, piecework;
a I'appui, (adm.) voucher;
d'appui, (cons.) breast rail;
d'arret, (mach.) locking piece;
debit, field of wheat;
d'attetage. (r. r.) coup
de betail, head of cattle;
de bois, generic term for beam, plank, etc. ;
brute de forge, (met.) rough forging;
carree, (carp.) a sort of square or gauge (for
trying rectangular assemblages);
de ceinture, gunwale of a boat;
chargee debout. generic term for any piece
receiving an end stress or load;
de charpente, (cons.) any piece
of light timber
(used in construction of ships, carriages, etc.);
de comptabilite, (adm.) voucher;
de construction, timber (as of a ship, etc.);
de contreventement, (cons.) crossbeam;
de conviction, document establishing proof or
facts of guilt, or of the circumstances leading to
arrest;
de cordage, (cord.) length or piece of rope (120
fathoms);
de coulee, (fond.) casting;
croisee, (cons.) crosspiece;
a culotte, (mach.) breeches piece (breeches
pipe);
de decharge, (adm. ) relieving document;
demi , half barrel;
de depense, (adm.) pay account or voucher,
statement of money due;
a eau, water cask;
d'eau, ornamental water ;
d'ecriture, page written with great care;
emporte punch; stamp iron;
enlever la , to punch, to stamp;
d'entrainemenl, (mach.) connecting bar;
d'estomac. flannel waistband;
fausse , (fond.) false bottom;
frondee, anything slung for raising;
de frottement, friction piece, plate; (harn.)
galling leather, safe;
du harnais, v. defrottement, s. v. (harn.);
de jointure, connecting piece;
justificative, (adm. ) voucher;
s justificatives comptables, (adm.) vouchers
proper;
s justificatives d'ordre, (adm.) generic term for
orders, reports, certificates, etc., drawn up and
published by- superior authority;
de liaison, (cons.) tie, etc.;
mattresses s, (cons.) main pieces (e. g., sills,
sleepers);
de membrure. frame (of a ship);
dc metal forgee, (met.) forging;
mettre en s, to rend, tear, to pieces;
mettre une , to patch, piece;
mettre une enperce, to broach a cask;
de paiement, (adm.) pay voucher, statement
of moneys due;
de pont, arc or main piece of a pont volant;
s de pont, (pont.) cross bracing;
principale, main piece (e. g., of a windlass);
de rapport, piece, patch, of inlaid or tesselated
work; piece let in to conceal a defect;
(fond.) drawback, false core^
rapportee, piece put on, let in, etc. , not forming
one body with main piece; (fond.) drawback,
false core;
rassemblage de s, patchwork;
de recette, (adm.) receipt;
de rechange, spare part; duplicate;
de recouvrement, butt strap;