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arret 23 arroser
arrt, aux s, (mil.} in, under, arrest;
de barillet, (sm. a.) cylinder stop;
de brelage, (art.) lashing stop;
butoir, (P.m. art.) V -shaped lug on traversing
head of sight;
camper aux s, (mil.) to clap
into arrest;
de cartouche, (sm. a.) cartridge stop;
de chaine, chain-nipper, chain-stop;
des coffresti munitions, (art.) keep-plate;
crochet d' , (mach., etc.) stop;
de la culasse mobile, (sm. a.) bolt-stop;
de defense, safe-conduct;
demi , (man.) slowing or reduction of horse's
speed by action of hand on reins;
s forces, (mil.) close arrest:
de fonctionnemcnt, (art., sm. a.) failure of a
mechanism to work; jamming;
fort d' , (fort.) barrier fort; "stop" fort (also
known by its French name);
s de fortcrcsse, (mil.) arrest carrying with it
confinement to a fortress;
gagner Us s de, (mil.) to be put in arrest by;
garder les s, (mil.) to stay in arrest, to observe
one's arrest;
lever Us s, (mil.) to release from arrest;
de la main, (man.) stopping of a horse by
action of hand on reins;
de manoeuvre, (r. /. art.) drill-stop, drillhook;
mettre aux s, (mil.) to put in arrest;
piece d' , (mach., etc.) lock, locking piece;
plaque d' , stop-, keep-plate;
point d' , stopping-, sticking-place;
de prise, (nav. int. law) temporary forbidding
of commercial vessels in a port to leave
their anchorages (by way of reprisal or punishment);
se rendre aux s, (mil.) to consider one's
self in arrest;
de repetition, (sm. a.) cut-off, magazine cutoff;
(in the Loewe loader) lid-closing device
allowing but one cartridge in the piece at a
time;
s de rigueur, (mil.) close arrest;
robinet d' , stop-cock;
rompre Us s, (mil.) to commit a breach of
arrest,to break one's arrest;
rondelle d' , (mach.) nut or screw of a safetyvalve
lever;
rude sur V-^-, (man.) hard-mouthed;
s simples, (mil.) open arrest (with limits of
post, U. S. A.);
de surete, safety stop (machine guns, etc.);
temps d' , stoppage, delay; (mil.) halt (as, in
the marche d'approche, etc.);
des trains, (r. r.) stop of a train.
arrfctage, m., stop (i. e., device for stopping).
arrete, m., (mil.) cry of a sentry at interior gate
of a town to sentry at exterior, to prevent
carriages from coming through until way is
clear;
Id bos, (mil.) cry of sentry at exterior of a
gate, to prevent anyone from coming out.
arrtte', m., decision, formal decision, by a court,
assembly, administrative authority, etc.;
de compte, (adm.) statement of account;
operation of drawing up a statement of account.
arrtte-gaz, m., (art.) (literal translation of) gascheck.
arrtter, v. a., n., to stop, hold; fasten, fix; arrest;
apprehend; to bring to a close; to come to a
stop; to throw out of gear, to be thrown out of
gear; to post (a ledger); to close an account, a
return;
et rendre, (man.) to raise and lower the wrist
(in backing).
arrfitoir, m., stop, catch, nib, lug; keep-plate,
stop-plate; (sm. a.) catch, catch-lever; packetcatch;
de ba'ionnette, (sm. a.) bayonet-stop;
de chargeur, (sm. a.) magazine catch, packet
catch;
de coffre, (art.) stay, keep-plate;
de culasse mobile, (sm. a.) bolt-stop;
decylindre, (sm. a.) bolt-stop, cylinder stop;
d'ecouvillon, (art.) sponge-stop or -catch;
arrttoir de levier de pointage, (art.) trail-hand-spike
stop or catch;
de madrier, (pont.) chess-stop (hi a chesswagon);
de poutrelle, (pont.) back-stop (of a ponton
wagon);
vis , (sm. a., art., etc.) stop-screw.
arrifcre, adv., back, in rear; m., (mil.) the rear
(of an army); (nav.) stern (of a vessel, boat);
en , backward; .
aller en , (mil, fam.) to go to the "rear" ;
coup d' , back stroke;
service, services, de V , (mil.) a comprehensive
term of wide application, including all
operations and duties (supply, transportation
of sick and wounded, etc.), of whatever nature,
between an army or armies, the "front"
generally, and the national territory (base),
arriere, a., behindhand, in arrears, unexecuted;
m., (adm.) expenses not met or paid for in the
fiscal year to which they belong.
arrifcre-bec, m., (pont.) stern, after-peak, of a ponton
boat (all that part of the stern the bottom
of which curves upward); a downstream cutwater,
starling.
arrifcre-bord, m., rear edge.
arrifcre-coup, m., (surv.) back-sight.
arrifcre-garde, f., (mil.) rear guard;
faire I' to do or , be the rear guard;
gros de I' main , body of the rear guard;
pointe d' , point of the rear guard;
extreme pointe d' , extreme point of the rear
guard;
tete de I'
, head of the rear guard.
arriSre-main, f., (hipp.) hind quarters of a horse
(everything behind the rider).
arrifere-molaire, f., (hipp.) back molar tooth.
arrifcre-plan, m., background.
arriere-rang, m., (mil.) rear rank.
arriere-saison, f., the end of fall and beginning of
winter.
arriSre-train, m., (art.) hind carriage, i. e., the
gun and carriage, as opposed to the limber;
rear portion, after-body, of any four-wheeled
carriage; (hipp.) hind quarters of ahorse (everything
behind the rider) ; (of a bicycle) rear wheel
and related parts.
arrimage, m.. packing, stowing; (art.) packing
of ammunition in chests; (mil.) the careful
packing, according to regulations, of the knapsack,
of the various articles carried by the
trooper on his saddle; the operation of hitching
the car and accessories to the balloon.
arrinier, v. a., to stow, to pack carefully (ammunition,
knapsack, etc. ) ; to attach a car and accessories
to a balloon; to pack a train (mountain
battery on mules);
un ballon, to attach the car, etc., to a balloon.
arrimeur, m., packer; balloon-packer (i. e., helps
in the inflation, etc., of a balloon).
arrive, p. p., par lesrangs, (mil.) risen from the
ranks.
arrivee, f., arrival; (steam, etc.) admission pipe;
rive d' , (pont.) the farther bank in building
or dismantling a ponton bridge.
arrondi, a., rounded; m., swell or rounded part of
anything, rounded surface (as, art., between
lands and grooves, etc.);
en dos d'dne, barreled (of a road).
arrondir, v. a., to round, round off;
un cheval, (man.) to break a horse.
arroiidissement, m., rounding: (fort.) rounding
of the counterscarp in front of a salient; rounding
of a reentrant angle; (mil.) district, military
district (not territorial, variable in
area);
d'artillerie, du genie, de I'intendance,
d'inspeclion generale, artillery, engineer,
intendance, q. v., inspection districts, respectively.
arrosage, m., irrigation; sprinkling; (powd.) moistening
of gunpowder in manufacture.
arroser, v. a., to sprinkle; soak; moisten; irrigate;