A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

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ralliigue, f., (nav.) boltrope.
ralinguer, v. a., (nav.) to sew on the boltropes
of a sail.
railiement, m., (mil.) rallying, rally, rallying into
groups; rallying of s'cirmishers; rallying of
troops after a charge or battle; (nav.) rallying,
assembling,. of ships;
le , (mil.) call for a rally;
mot de , (mil.) v. s. v. mot;
point de , (mil.) rallying point;
signal de , (nav.) rallying signal for ships to
take respective stations;
signe de , (mil.) rallying sign;
sonner au , (mil.) to sound the rally.
rallie-papier, m., paper chase.
rallier, v. a., (mil.) to rally; to re-form; (nav.) to
join (a ship); to approach (the land, a port);
le camp, (mil.) to rejoin camp;
le corps, (mil.) to rejoin one's regiment;
un port, (nav.) to approach a port;
la terre, (nav.) to stand for the land;
un vaisseau, (nav.) to rejoin a ship.
rallonge, f., any extension piece, eking piece in
general; leaf of a table; (in balloons) rope forming
the extension of the net proper; (sm. a.)
rear-sight extension leaf;
curseur & -, (sm. a.) extension slide of a sight;
de fleche, (Fr. art.) trail extension piece of
the 80mm mountain gun;
de trait, (harn.) the rope extension piece of
the French artillery trace.
rallongememVm., eking, lengthening; splicing (of
timbers).
rallonger, to lengthen; to eke out; to splice (timbers).
rallumer, v. a. r., to rekindle, light again; to break,
burst out again.
ramandot, m., (powd.) crust of powder (forming
in barrels during glazing),
ramas, m., heap.
ramasse, f., sort of sled used in the Alps; (tech.)
sort of reaming rod or tool (for enlarging a
cylindrical hole in wood or metal); (sm. a.) steel
cleaning rod.
ramasse, p. p., thickset, squat; compact (e. g., an
engine); (hipp.) short in the joints.
ramasser, v. a., to pick up, take up; to gather; to
rake and scrape together; to collect; to drag on
a ramasse, q. v.; (cord.) to take in;
de la bolte, (mil. slang) to be locked up;
les fourreaux de baionnette, (mil. slang) to
come up after a battle has been fought;
une pelle, (Jam.) to get a tumble from a
bicycle,
ramo, f.. oar, scull, paddle; ream of paper;
& bateau, (pont.) pontoon oar;
canot & , rowboat;
d,force de s, by dint of rowing, by hard pulling;
leve s, oars! unship oars!
lever les s, to lie or rest on the oars;
& n s, w-oared;
& nacelle, (pont.) mooring boat oar;
tirer ti la , to pull at the oar.
ram6, p. p., rowed;
boulet , (art.) bar shot (obs.).'
rameau, m., branch, bough; (mil. min.) branch
or small mine gallery.
(The following terms relate to military mining):
ascendant, ascending branch;
de combat, small branch (0.70 high and
0.60 wide, requires cases);
descendant, descending branch;
& double retour d'equerre, (mil, min.) double
rectangular branch (i. e., a branch breaking
out at right angles and then making a rec
tangular change of direction);
ecoute, branch between, and parallel to,
listening galleries (ecoutes);
entrer en , to open a branch;
grand , great branch (l m high and 0.80* wide,
requires cases);
grimpant, climbing or ascending branch;
hollandais, d, la hollandaise, v. petit ;
rameau, petit , small branch (0.80 high and
0.65" wide, requires cases);
& retour d'equerre, branch broken out at right
angles from a gallery.
ramen@, p. p., brought back; m., (man.) the position
of the horse's head, when brought down
and in;
&tre , (mil.) to be pursued, forced to retreat,
defeated; to be taken, brought, into camp (said
of cavalry).
ramener, v. a. r., to bring, take, lead, drive, back;
to recall, retrieve; to recover, restore; (man.)
(of the rider) to lower and bring in the head of
a horse (is also said of a bit); (substantively)
the act of lowering, etc., the head; (of the horse)
to carry the head; (mil.) to handle roughly; to
take into camp (said of cavalry);
bien, (man.) to carry the head well;
un cheval, (man.) to force a horse to bring his
head down and in;
cheval qui se ramene bien, horse that carries his
head well;
I'ennemi, (mil.) to defeat and drive back the
enemy, to take him into camp;
se , (of a horse) to carry the head well.
rameneret, m., stroke with a chalk line.
ramcr, v. a., to row, to pull (the naval expression
is nager); to paddle.
rameur, m., oarsman (nageur in the navy).
ramification, f., ramification.
ramifie", a., ramified; (hydr.) having arms (said of
a bay).
ramllle, f., stick, twig, bavin.
ramingue, f., restive; (man.) disobedient to the
spur;
cheval , v. s. v. cheval.
ramollir, v. a., to soften.
ramonage, m., chimney sweeping.
ramoner, v. a., to sweep chimneys.
ramoneur, rn., chimney sweep.
rampant, a., crawling, creeping, climbing, rising;
(cons., etc.) inclined, sloping; m., slope, sloping
part; (met.) sloping side of the bed of a reverberatory
furnace; flue of a reverberatory furnace
(between the crown and the chimney
proper);
arc , rampant arch;
bandage , (med.) spiral bandage;
fenetre e, (cons.) oblique staircase window;
limon , (cons.) continuous (unbroken) stringpiece;
lunette e, (cons.) sectroid;
marche e, v. s. v. marches
voute e, rampant arch.
rampe, f., slope, ascent, descent, declivity, acclivity;
(cons.) flight of straight stairs, slope or
inclined plane on which the steps are constructed;
hand rail, railing (of a staircase);
(fort.) ramp; (r. r.) slope or gradient, grade;
loading ramp;
d'acces, approach of a bridge;
courbe, (cons.) curving flight of stairs;
d'armement, (fort.) gun ramp of a platform;
de debarquement, (r. r.) unloading ramp,
brough;
de degagement, (sm. a.) disengagement curve
or surface of a breech mechanism;
d'entree, slope or bank leading down to a
ford;
helico'idale, (sm. a.) helicoidal guide surface
of a breech mechanism;
improvisee, temporary ramp;
& longrines enfer, (r. r.) girder ramp;
mobile, (mil. r. r.) transportable ramp for
embarking and debarking;
de sortie, slope leading from a ford;
voutee, arched or bow ramp.
ramper, v. n., to creep, crawl; (con*.) to incline
according to a given slope.
rampin, a*., (hipp.) that wears his shoes at the
toes; "over" in the feet;
cheval horse over , in the foot, horse that
stands on his toes;
pied , "over" foot, foot bearing on the toe.