A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

econnaissance 376 rectiflcateur
reconnaissance speciale, reconnaissance in the
neighborhood of enemy (f,s distinguisxied
from generate); reconnaissance with a
special object; reconnaissance having for its
object the special reconnoiterine: of the terrain,
with reference to the march of the troops, of
the various positions to be occupied either
offensively or defensively, of the position and
forces of the enemy.
reconnaitre, v. a., to recognize; to recognize a
government; to acknowledge, proclaim; to re-
ward, recompense, return; to explore, discover,
find out; (mil.) to reconnoiter, make reconnaissance;
to challenge (patrols, rounds, etc.);
un ecueil, (hydr.) to take the beanngs of a
reef;
faire , to proclaim;
fa ire un officicr, (mil.} to proclaim an officer;
fa ire ies rondes, (mil.) to challenge the rounds;
se , to get one's bearings;
un vaisseau, (nav.) to approach ana hail a
ship (with a view to learning its nationality,
etc.).
reconquferir, v. a., to reconquer.
reconqufite, f., reconquest.
reconstitue, p. p., (mil.) (of troops) reformed, as
after an attack.
reconstituer, v. a., to reconstitute, reorganize.
reconstitution, f., reconstitution, reorganization.
reconstruction, f., rebuilding.
reconstruire, y. a., to rebuild.
record, m., record (sports).
recorder, v. a., to tie up again; (cord.) to lay up a
rope anew.
recoupe, f., waste, clippings, stone chips; rubble;
pollard, first bran; second cutting (of clover,
hay, etc.).
recoupement, m., offset, recess-in a wall or building;
(in range finding) intersection; (surv.)
resection.
recouper, v. a., to recut; (fort.) to trim, to pare;
(surv.) to fix by intersection.
recoupette, f., sharps, middlings.
recoupon, m., v. recoupette.
recourber, v. a., to bend around or down.
recourir, v. a. n., to run again; to resort, have recourse
to; apply to, betake one's self;
un cable, (cord.) to underrun a cable, a rope;
Ies coulures, to chinse, run over the seams
(as of a pontoon boat), or to calk them slightly
and expeditiously;
faire une manoeuvre, to take a rope to the
point to which it should go;
(sur) une manoeuvre, v. un cable;
un prisonnier, to deliver a prisoner.
recours, m., recourse; resort; resource; refuge;
help;
avoir h, to resort to, to apply to;
en cassation, (law) writ of error;
en grace, (laiv) petition for pardon, for mitigation
of punishment;
en revision, (Fr. a.) appeal for retrial or rehearing
of a case.
recousse, f., (nav.) recapture;
droit de , salvage, on recapture;
prix de , salvage money upon recapture.
reconvert, p. p.. covered, overcast again; recovered;
(mas.) not visible (of joints); covered
with plaster (as a partition); (elec.) insulated
(of wire).
recouvrement, m., recovery (of debts, of health,
etc.); collection; covering, action of covering;
overlap, overlapping, overlapping plate or
strip; part of a stone or tile covering a joint;
cap (e. g., of a telescope); (harn.) cover (of a
Saddlebag), hood of the American cavalry stirnip;
(mas.) coat of plaster on a partition;
(steam) lap of a slide valve; (sm. a.) lip of a
cartridge carrier;
b, , by overlapping;
d'avarie parttculiere, particular average;
recouvrement, bande de , butt strap; (art.)
cheek plate, garnish plate; (mach.) flap joint;
du chemin, (r. r.) ballasting;
du cote de I'admission, (steam) steam lap;
du cote de remission, (steam) exhaust lap;
en dedans, (steam) inside lap;
en dehors, (steam) outside lap;
etre h , to lap over, to be lapping over;
& revaluation, (steam) inside lap, exhaust
lap;
- exterieur, v. en dehors;
desflancs, (mil.) flanking party;
deflasque, (art.) garnish plate;
inter ieur, v. en dedans;
d, I' introduction, (steam) outside lap, steam
lap;
negatif, (steam) negative lap;
plaque de , garnish, cover, plate;
poser d , to lap over;
positif, (steam) positive lap;
souderti , (met.) to lap-weld;
soudureh . (met.) lap-welding;
de talus deflasque, (art.) upper garnish plate
on cheeks of a traveling carriage;
du tiroir, (steam) lap of a slide valve;
de tbles, overlap of plating.
recouvrer, v. a., to recover, regain; get in, levy,
collect; (cord.) to haul in a rope hanging slack
in the water (as into a pontoon boat).
recouvrir, v. a., to cover, cover anew, cover over,
conceal, mask; to wash metals; (adm.) to cover
into the Treasury*
se to become , cloudy again.
recrtplment, m., v. recrepissage.
recrepir, v. a., to parget, rough-cast again; to roughcoat
again; to replaster.
recrepissage, m., pargetting, rough coating again.
recroiser, v. a., to cross again; to weave in and
out (as in making gabions); (hipp.) to cross
again;
Ies joints, to break joints.
recroqueviller, v. r ., to shrivel (under the influence
of heat).
rtcrouer, v. a., tore-imprison.
recrouir, v. a., (met.) to reheat; (cord.) to ret.
recru, a., tired out, worn out, weary; jaded, spent.
recru, m., fresh growth, shoots on trunks of trees.
recrue, f., (mil.) new levy, recruit, recruits, body
of recruits; recruiting;
aller en , to go on recruiting service;
dresser la , to drill, instruct, recruits;
faire des s, to recruit, to enlist men;
former la , to set up a-recruit;
lever des s, to raise recruits.
recrutement, m., (mil.) recruiting, enlisting;
de I'armee de mer, (nav.) recruiting for the
navy;
classe de
? (Fr. a.) young men summoned to
draw for military service;
service de , (Fr. a.) recruiting service (in
charge of the yearly enrollments and dispatch
to regiments).
recruter, v. a., (mil.) to recruit;
des soldats, to beat up recruits, soldiers.
recruteur, m., (mil.) recruiter, recruiting officer.
rectangle, a., rectangular; m., rectangle;
enveloppc, (ball.) rectangle inclosing all the
shots; (sm. a.) packet of revolver cartridges;
en papier, (Fr. art.) paper wrapping for cartridge
bags;
de probabilite, (ball.) probable rectangle.
rectangulaire, a., rectangular;
de champ, (of a beam) set up on edge;
& plat, (of a beam) laid flat.
rectiflabte, a., susceptible of correction; rectifiable;
(inst.) adjustable;
limbe , (insl.) adjustable limb.
rectiflcateur, m.. (art.) workman who verifies and
assures axial direction in gun boring.