A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

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repassasc, m., setting, honing, whetting, grinding;
ironing (of linen).
repasser, v. a. n., to return; to go, come, back;
to cross again (as a river, a mountain)} to hone,
set, grind, whet, sharpen (a knife, etc.); to work
over again; to iron (linen); (nav.) to Overhaul
rigging; (met.) to temper over again;
le canon de fusil, (sm. a.) to heat the barrel
of a rifle and hammer it slightly;
un compte, to verify an account;
sur un cuir, to strop;
une manoeuvre, (cord.) to reeve a rope again;
dcs manoeuvres, (nav.) to reeve new running
rigging;
sur la meule, to grind;
sur la pierre, to whet, hone.
re^asseur, m., grinder.
repassoir, m., grinding-stone, grindstone;
& crayon, pencil sharpener.
reperage, m., marking, laying landmarks; picketing
(as a lino of direction); (art.) laying by
bench marks, by observation of some fixed and
prominent point;
en arriere (avant), (art.) laying by reference
to an object in rear (front);
en arriere (avant) & la hausse. (art.) laying
by sighting on an object in rear (front);
en arriere (avant) h la hausse el au niveau,
(art.) laying by sight and level on an object in
rear (front);
mire de , (art.) sighting rod;
de nuit, (art.) marking the position of a gun,
so as to fire by night;
point de , mark, bench mark;
pendre un sur tel ou tel point, to make an
observation on such and such point ;
h la rerilette et au niveau, (art.) laying a gun
by rule and level;
de la station, (surv.) fixing position of station
by reference to conspicuous objects on a map
and thus finding it on terrain;
du tir, (art.) correction or adjustment of
practice by means of bench marks or any observed
points (point de repere).
repfcre, m., mark, bench mark, adjusting mark,
reference mark, marks (on a level bulb, on a
test bar); extension marks on a telescope;
picket marking the height of a cut or of a fill;
bouton de , ( Fr. art.) button or stud on some
carriages, used as a guide in laying the gun;
fente de , v. s. v.fente;
fixe, any fixed mark, (more esp.) fixed mark
used in adjusting the Deport range finder;
de flottaison, floating mark used in adjusting
the Deport range finder ;
de nivellement, (mil. min.) bench marks for
determining differences of slope in galleries;
point de , trench mark, datum point; (Fr.
art.) reference mark (on some gun carriages,
used in laying);
Ae pointage, (Fr. art.) reference mark (on
some gun carriages, used in laying);
regie de , ( Fr. art.) aiming scale;
sur , (art.) said of a shell or shrapnel
fuse when so set as to cause explosion on
striking.
repSrement, m., (surv.) reference to a bench
mark; recording such references, sketches, etc.,
as may serve to fix the position of a point or
points in case the peg* should be lost.
reperer, v. a., to mark; to establish a bench mark;
to mark, out a line by stakes; (surv.) to refer
to bench marks; to connect with bench marks;
en arriere (avant), (art.) to lay a gun by
reference to an object in rear (front);
en arriere (avant) d, la hausse, (art.) to lay a
gun by sighting on an object in rear (front);
une distance, to determine a distance (by
means of bench marks);
d la hausse, (art.) to lay a gun by sighting
on some distant object;
reperer une piece, (art.) to mark the position of a
gun aimed (elevation and direction);
a la reolette et au niveau, (art.) to lay a gun
by rule and level;
le tir, (art. ) to correct the fire by reference
to observed points or conspicuous marks.
repertoire, m., inventory, table; list;
dcs reservistes et dlsponibles, (Fr. a.) list kept
by the majnr.of each re.eiment, of the reservists
and disponibles, arranged in categories.
rtpeter, v. a., to repeat; to examine, question
(students) on a subject of study; to strike (of
a watch or clock); (fa:?) to claim;
un prisonnier, (mil.) to demand the return
of a prisoner;
les signaux, (mil., nav.) to repeat signals.
repetiteur, m., instructor, tutor; examiner (in
important 33ientiflc schools); (nav.) signal
repeating ship.
repetition, f., repetition; pri-ate lesson; (inst.)
multiplication of the measures of a magnitude
(so as to reduce the error of the final result)-
(sm.a.) short expression for repeating mecnanism;
(lav ) claim;
armed , (sm. a.) mas'a-inearm;
arret de , (sm. a.) cut-o:T, magazine cut-off;
double , (sm. a.) double feed;
feud , (sm. a.) repeating fire;
montred , repeater;
pendvled , striking clock;
syjicmeb , (sm. a.) repeating system.
repiler, v. a., to pound over again.
repiocher, v. a., to dig over.
repiquage, m., repair of the surface of a road (remo,
al of broken stones and substitution of
new ones).
repiquer, v. a., to repair the surface of a road.
replacer, v. a., to put bac 1
-; to reinvest funds;
I'arme, (mil.) to "recover arms" in the fire
exercise;
le pistolet, (mil.) to return pistol.
replanir, v. a., (carp.) to finis 1
! (a surface);
un plancher, to plane a floor smooth .
replat, m., (top.) flat place, shelf , on a mountain.
replatrage, m., new plastering.
replatrer, v. a., toreplaster.
repli, m., fold, plait, crea-e; (top.) winding and
turn of a river, of a path; sinuosity; (mil.) supporting
troops (on which, e. g., outposts may
fallback); falling bad ;
de matiere, (met.) fold on the surfaced sheet
metal;
du terrain, (top.} fold of the ground;
s de la tranchee, (siege) turns, or changes of
direction, of a trench.
repliement, m., folding; (pont.) dismantling or
taking up of a pontoon bridge;
pir bateaux succetsifs, (pont.) dismantling
by successive pontoons (British, by "booming
in");
par conversion, (pont.) dismantling by conversion
(British, by "swinging");
pir parties, (pont.) dismantling by parts;
par portieres, (pont.) dismantling by rafts
(British, by "breaking up into rafts").
replier, v. a. r., to fold up again; to turn in, bac ?
r,
up; to double upon; to coil up, bend up; (of a
stream, etc.) to turn and twist ;(miL) to dri e,
force, back (a line, outposts, etc.); to fall back,
retire; to cause to fall back; (pont.) to dismantle
a pontoon bridge;
par bateaux successifs, (^ont.) to dismantle
by successive pontoons (by "booming in,"
British);
unchevalet, (pont.) to dismantle a trestle;
par conversion, (pont.) to dismantle by conversion
(by "swinging," British);
par parties, (pont.) to dismantle by parts;
un pont, to dismantle a bridge ;
par portieres, (pont.) to dismantle by rafts;