A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

poser 347 poste
poser, v. a. n., to put, place, set, lay, lay down;
to put in position, in place; to stand, plant; to
post, station; to bear, lie, rest on; to lay down a
railway track; to set or put up a telegraph
line; (mil.) to pitch a camp; to post a sentry;
(mas.) to lay stone, bricks;
tt I'anglaise, (cons.) to lay a floor in parallel
strips; (mas.) to lay bricks in English bond;
I'arme & terre, (drill) to "ground arms;"
les armcs, (mil.) to lay down one's arms;
surrender; to make peace, a truce;
les armes bash terre, (mil.) to lay down one's
arms, to surrender;
sur la came, to set on edge (as a plank);
de champ, to lay on edge;
en coupe, v. en delit;
& cru, (cons.) to erect a timber framework
without a foundation;
en decharge, to set (a timber) as a prop;
en delit, (mas.) to lay (a stone) contrary to
its cleaving grain, on edge;
I'epee, (mil.) to leave the military profession;
en epi, (mas.) to lay (bricks) herringbonewise;
sur lefaux lit, v. en delit;
un grain de lumiere, v. s. v. grain;
en lit, sur son lit, (mas.) to lay (a stone)
on i ts cleaving grain;
& main, to set or lay by hand;
en panneresse, en parement, to lay
(stones, etc.) lengthwise, stretcherwise;
liplat, to lay flat;
de plat, (mas.) to lay (a stone) on its cleaving
grain;
plein sur joint, (mas.) to lay so as to break
joints;
la premiere pierre, to lay a corner stone;
la quille, (nav.) to lay the keel;
& recouvrement, to lap over;
& sec, (mas.) to lay down dry, lay stones
without mortar;
une sentinelle, (mil.) to post a sentry;
une sonnette, to hang a bell;
sur la tranche, v. sur la carne;
la voie, (r. r.) to lay the track.
poseur, m., builder, fitter; mason, bricklayer;
(r. r.) platelayer, track layer;
contre , mason's assistant.
positif, m., (phot.) positive;
pour projection, lantern slide;
sur verre, transparency.
position, f., position, situation, stand, place, posture;
(mil.) position; (mil. adm.) status; (art.)
the ground occupied by the artillery in a battle
(as distinguished from emplacement, the position
of the guns alone); (man.) position on horseback;
d'absence, (mil.) status of absence (Fr. a.,
leave, sick, confined, under trial, absent without
leave) ;
d'activite, (mil.) status of active service;
(administrative) generale, (Fr. a. adm.) generic
term for the status of soldiers as a whole
(i. e., peace and war footings);
(administrative) individuelle. (Fr. a. adm.)
administrative status of the individual with
respect to pay and allowances (e. g., activite,
non-activite, disponibilite, etc.);
d'arret, (mil.) a position prepared in advance
to check or stop the enemy, (more specially)
such a position in a mountain pass;
d'attentc, (mil.) position in which the enemy
is awaited; temporary. position, under cover, if
possible, assumed before passing to the de
combat; (art.) transitory position of field artil-
lery j ust before going into battery;
avancee, (fort?) advanced positions occupied
by the defense to keep enemy from using them
for his guns; line of fortified advanced posts of
an intrenched camp;
Utter ie de , (art.) battery of position (position
guns);
de chargement, (art.) loading position of a gun;
position de combat, (mil.) in general, combat position;
(siege) intrenched position of a besieging
army for the special purpose of reoellinir sorties;
(fort.) mam line of works of an intrenched
camp; (of a turret) firing position;
eclair eur de , v. s. v. eclaireur;
d'eclipse, (art.) loading position of a disappearing
gun;
fausse , in computation, double position-
(surv.) false position;
defcrmeture, (art.) position of breech plug
when home;
aenerale, v. (administrative) generale;
horsrang,( Fr.a.) status of being hors rangindividuelle,
v.
(administrative) individuelle;
d'ouverture, (art.) position of breech plug
when open;
prendre une , (mil.) to take up a position;
de presence, ( Fr. a. adm.) status of being on
duty (present, on mission, en route);
principal (de defense), ( fort.) the line of forts;
de ralhement, (mil.) rallying position;
de rassemblement, (mil.) point where troops
collect after executing march maneuvers, in
rear of the positions where they are to take
combat formation;
de rendcz-vous, v. de rassemblement;
de repli, (mil.) position selected in advance
to fall back on if repulsed;
de retraite, (mil.) position to fall back on;
de route, (art.) traveling bed; traveling position
(siege guns);
en route, (Fr. a. adm.) status of being en
route;
de secours, (mil.) succoring or supporting position
on line of retreat of an army;
du soldat sous les armes, (mil.) (position of)
attention;
de soutien, (mil.) position in rear to which
troops may fall back; (fort.) second line of forts;
(of an intrenched camp) position
to render the
parts of the de combat in enemy's hands untenable,
to protect retreats, etc.;
en station, ( Fr. a. adm.) status of duty (i. e.,
of being at one's post of duty);
de tir, (art.) firing position (esp. of siege guns);
(fort.) firing position of a turret;
du tireur, (inf.) firing position of the individual
soldier;
ze.ro, position of rest; (art.) setting of a shrapnel
fuse to zero.
possession, f., possession; occupation;
prise de , (mil.) capture.
poste, f., post house or station; stage (distance of
two leagues); post, post-office; mail; (am. a.)
swan shot;
batiment , mail steamer;
bureau de , post office;
chevaux de , post horses;
courir la , to travel by post;
directeur de la , postmaster;
directeur des s, postmaster-general;
grande , general post-office;
matte , v. malle-poste;
militaire, (mil.) field post (office);
petite , local, city, post-office;
restante, general delivery, to be called for;
train , (r. r.) mail tram.
poste, m., post, station, employment, place; (mil.)
post, any position or point occupied by troops,
or where troops may be quartered; particular
duty or station; post of a guard, guardhouse,
guard, main guard; the garrison of a post; position
taken by a line; (nav.) berth; position or
post of a ship; station; (art.) post of a can-
noneer at the gun;
& , at home;
h son , at one's post, in attendance;
affaire de s, (mil.) an affair of outposts;
tiaiguilles, (r. r.) operator's (switching) tower;
d'alarme, (mil.) rendezvous, alarm post;