A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

profit 358 prolongation
profit interieur, (art.) interior gauge for a projectile;
- en lattes, (fort.) lath profile; - en - long, longitudinal, longitudinal section;
- naturel natural section , (horizontal and vertical
dimensions on same scale); - de niveau. (top.) vertical section;
- primitif, (fort.) profile of the whole works;
proceder par-s eehelonnes, (fort.) to construct
a parapet progressively (i. e., when an attack
threatens, to throw up a mere shelter, deepening
and widening as time permits);
- de rayure, (art.) ri^ht section of the bore;
- simple, (art.) single gauge; - surbiisse, section in which the vertical is less
than the horizontal scale; - surhaustf, section in which the vertical is
greater than the horizontal scale;
- en talus, (fort.) profile of the end face of a
parapet (includes end slopes) ;
de terrassement , (fort.) earthwork profile;
- en travers, transverse section; - triangulaire, (fort.) profile in which the scarp
is suppressed and the ditch is reached by
direct tire from work; - verificateur, (art.) rifling gauge.
profile", m., iron, steel, of 'special cross section (generally
in plural).
profilement, m., (fort.) profiling.
profiler, v. a., to cut to a special profile; (fort.) to
set up profiles; to establish profiles, to profile;
(surv.) to run profiles, to profile.
profond, a., deep, profound; complete, dark; (mil.)
deep (of a formation).
profondeur, f., depth; (mil.) depth (length) of a
column; depth of a formation;
de-
, deep, in projectile durci, chilled shot;
eclairant, light ball;
blatant, shell;
d'eclatement, generic term for shell;
enregistreur , (ball.) registering projectile (fitted
with a device registering law of motion);
b, enveloppe, v. & chemise;
d'exercice,
depth; - de foyer, depth of focus; - des rayures, \art.~) depth of the grooves.
programme, m., programme; bill; - de tir, (ball.) programme, order, of experimental
firing.
drill projectile;
expansif, expanding projectile, one taking the
grooves by expansion;
explosif, shell filled with high explosive;
faux , dummy projectile;
enfonte dure, chilled shot;
force, projectile fitted Avith forcing bands;
a fragmentation systcmatique, shrapnel;
fulminant, percussion shot (rare);
i^cendiaire, carcass, incendiary projectile;
Icnticulaire, lenticular projectile;
d main, hand projectile (e. g., hand grenade);
& mantcau, v'. a chemise;
marche d'un , flight of a projectile;
massif, solid shot;
mine, term descriptive of modern shell of
great capacity; torpedo shell; ,
oblong, elongated projectile;
ogiwu, ogival projectile;
ojiuo-cylindrique, ogivo-cylindrical projectile;
pcrce-cuirasse, armor-piercing projectile;
plat sur I'avant, fiat-nosed projectile;
plcin, solid projectile;
rame, bar shot (obs.);
d, de, rupture, armor-piercing projectile;
sphcrique, round shot;
fi tenons, studded projectile (v. s. v. obus);
& tete plate, flat-headed projectile;
torpille, (art.) torpedo projectile, torpedo
shell;
& vent, a projectile with windage;
verificateur, studded projectile, with handle,
for testing bore and grooves of rifled guns.
projection, f., projection; (man.) the instant (in
the trot) in which the animal is completely off
the ground; (ball.) projection (fond.) pouring;
progres, m., progress, course, improvement, efficiency.
progress!!, a., progressive; (art.) increasing;
rayure-ve, (art.) increasing twist.
progressive, f., (expl.) progressiveness (of powders,
etc.).
projecteur, m., searchlight; - electrique. searchlight; - fixe, fixed searchlight; - mobile, transportable searchlight.
projectile, a., projectile;
force-
, projectile force; impetus.
projectile, m., projectile; (art.) projectile;
- baileites, studded .projectile (v. s. v. - obus);
allonge, elongated projectile; - d'amorce, (art.) in tests, a projectile destined
to explode others near by, in test of explosibility;
- arrondi sur I'avant, round-nosed projectile;
- & ceinture, banded projectile;
-d ceinture deforcement, projectile fitted with
a rifling band; - charge en guerre, shell filled and - fused;
& chemise, jacketed projectile;
& chemise de plomb, lead-jacke jacketed projectile-
& coiffe, (art.) soft-nosed - shell, capped shell;
& concussion, racking shot; - & cordons de plomb, lead-ribbed projectile;
- creux, shell; - creux & charge brisante, shell and high explosive;
cuirasse, Rubin bullet, capped with steel
cap, called cuirasse; - bculot evide, v.-expansif; - cylindrique, cylindrical proj'ectile;
- ci/lindro-oawal, - cylindro-ogival projectilediscoide,
discoid projectile;
centrale, central projection;
de cote, side view;
cylindrique, cylindrical projection;
d'eau, (steam) priming;
deface, front view;
horizontale, horizontal projection;
isocylindrique, isocylindric projection;
ligne de , (ball.) axis produced, line of projection;
mouvement de , projectile motion;
orthogonale, orthogonal projection;
orthograpkique, orthographic projection;
plan de , plane of projection;
polaire, polar projection;
. stcreographique, sterengraphic projection;
verticale, vertical projection.
projecture, f., projection; jutting out.
projet, m., project, plan, design, scheme; rough
draft;
d'acte, rough draft of a legal paper on unstamped,
paper;
d'attaque et de defense, (fort.) (probable) plan
of attack, (and hence) of defense, of a fortress;
faire un de machine, to design a machine;
de loi, bill (in Parliament, Congress);
de machine, machine design;
de siege, (siege) siege plan (based on information
obtained).
projeter, v. a. r., to project, project on, jut out,
stand out; to scheme, plan, contrive.
prolongation,, f., prolongation, lengthening; extension,
continuation of a certificate, etc.";
de ceinture, v. s. v. ceinture;
de conge, (mil.) extension of leave.