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porter 346 poser
porter au vent, (man.) (of the horse) to carry the
head high and horizontal.
porte-rame, m., rowlock (for either side oar or
steering oar).
porte-ranclier, m., porte-rancliet, m., stake
socket.
portereau, m ., (art.} carrying bar;
levier , v. s. v. levier.
porte-rCne, m., (harn.) rein billet.
porte-retard, m., (art.) delay-action device or
mechanism of a fuse.
porte-reticule, m., (opt.) tube holding the reticule.
porte-roue, m., derechange, (art.) spare-wheel
axle.
porte-rogueus, m., (art.) plunger spindle (of a
fuse).
porte-sabre, m., (mil.) saber holder (of a saddle,
of a bicycle); (sm. a.) sliding frog for n. c. o.'s
sword belt.
porte-sac, m., (mil.) rnedical-kit bearer.
porte-sacoches, m., (mil.) medical kit bearer.
porte-scie, m., (mil.) saw case.
porte-selle, m., saddle rack, rest, bar, block, -or
holder.
porte-servante, m., (art., etc.) pole prop hook.
porte-taraud, m., (mach.) tap holder, tap wrench.
porte-tariere, m., (mach.) brace head, drill stock.
porte-timon, m., (art.) pole-prop.
porte-torpille(s), m., (nav.) (torpedo) spar; spartorpedo
boat;
bateau , canot , spar-torpedo boat.
porte-to(u)let, m., rowlock.
porte-trait, m., (harn.) trace loop.
porte-tuyfcre, m., (art.) ring or collar (of a twyer
of a field forge).
porteur, m., carrier, bearer, porter; (art.) near
horse of a team; ( Fr. a.) truck of the Decauville
transportable railway;
au , payable to bearer;
Decauville, (Fr. a.) Decauville transportable
railroad;
de depeches, bearer of dispatches;
de denier e, (art.) near wheel horse;
de devant, (art.) near lead horse;
d'eau, irrigation channel;
methode par s, (siege) in a flying sap, method
in which all the gabions are put down together;
de milieu, (art.) near swing horse;
d'outils, (mil.) the pack animal carrying the
tools of an infantry company;
de la vote, (pont., etc.) stringpiece, sleeper;
wagonnet , (Fr. a.) the truck of the Decauville
railway.
porte-valises, m., valise support or holder (bicycle).
porte-vent, m., blast pipe (of a blowing engine);
(met.) nose pipe, nozzle, tuyere.
porte-verres, m., slide of a signal lantern.
porte-vis, m., (sm. a.) side plate of a gun lock.
porte-voix,, m., speaking trumpet, speaking tubeJ
fixe, speaking tube.
portler, m., porter;
consigne, v. s. v. consigne.
portifcre, f., curtain; coach door; door; flap (as of a
leather case); (pont.) raft, cut (part of a bridge
of boats formed by two or three boats completely
covered); movable part or draw of a bridge of
boats; (art.) old name for volet; mantelet; (fort.)
shutter (of an embrasure);
construire un pont par s, (pont.) to build a
bridge by rafts;
en cordages, (art.) rope mantelet;
d'embrasure, (fort.) embrasure shutter or
mantelet or blind;
portifcre entiere, (pont.) a raft of three pontoon
boats;
de manoeuvre, (pont.) construction raft for
bridge building;
de navigation, (pont.) movable part or draw
of a bridge of boats;
de pont, (pont.) cut, swing bay or raft of a
bridge;
pont par s, (pont.) bridge by rafts;
repliement par s, (pont.) dismantling bridge
by rafts, by breaking up into rafts;
replier par s, (pont.) to dismantle a bridge by
rafts;
roulante, sliding door.
portillon, m., small postern.
portion, f., share, part, portion;
active, v. detachee;
centrale, (Fr. a.) in a subdivided regiment.
the part containing the depot, or designated
to f9rm it in case of mobilization;
circulaire, (siege) circular place of arms;
du contingent, ( Fr. a.) subdivision of contingent
(when the annual contingent is larger than
the appropriations admit, it is divided into two
parts; the first (lower numbers on the list)
serves three years, the second (higher numbers
on the list) serves one year, and is then sent
home en disponibilite);
detachee, (Fr. a.) the part of a divided unit
of troops that is not comprised in the portion
centrale, q. v. (also called detachement)',
effets de la lere, 2eme, , v. s. v. effets (sometimes
shortened to premiere portion, deuxieme
portion)-,
principale, ( Fr. a.) in a subdivided regiment,
the part directly commanded by the senior
officer of the regiment;
separee, v. detachee.
portique, m., porch; (siege) covered passage in
the trenches; blindage (of a blinded sap) ; (gym.)
rectangular frame, board, or platform 3.5m or
4.5m above the ground, used in various gymnastic
exercises;
avec echelle, (gym.) a portique fitted with a
ladder.
portugaise, f., (cord.) sheer lashing, head lashing;
amarrage en , sheer lashing.
posage, m., laying, placing, laying down; setting
up, hanging.
pose, f., setting, setting up, planting, laying, laying
down (as of a railway, a telegraph line);
posture, attitude; stint; set; shift (of workmen);
stationing; (mach.) seating (as of a rifling band)
(mil.) posting of a sentry, relief of a guard;
relief of a working party; (phot.) exposure;
(mas.) operation of laying stone, bricks;
d'un cable, cable laying;
caporal de , (mil.) v. s. v. caporal;
de ceinture, (art.) banding of a projectile;
des corps de chaudieres, (steam) boiler setting;
-descendante, (mil.) relief coming off;
insuffisante, (phot.) under exposure;
d'une ligne telegraphique, laying down of a
telegraph line;
montcmte, (mil.) relief going on;
de n heures, relief or shift after n hours' work;
de nuit, (mil.) night guard; additional sen-
tries posted after retreat;
d'ouvriers, shift of workmen;
au pas cadence, (mil.) march at attention;
au pas de route, (mil.) march at ease;
premiere, etc. , (mil.) first, etc., relief;
de la premiere pierre, laying of the corner
stone;
temps de , (phot.) duration of exposure, exposure;
de la voie, (r. r.) track laying.
pose, f., (man.) the instant during which the foot
is in bearing.
poser, m., (man.) v. posee.