A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

surete, soupape de , safety valve;
troupes de , (mil.) troops employed
de snrete;
vtrrou de , safety bolt.
in service
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surface, f., surface, space, area;
d'appui, (mach.) working surface;
de chauffe, (steam) heating surface;
dc chauffe Male, (steam) total heating surface;
de chauffe tubulaire (steam) tubular heating
surface;
de comparaison (surv.) level surface of reference;
de condensation, (steam, etc.) condensing surface;
de contact, surface of contact;
* de depar^ (mach.) surfaces bv which the
work is held in the operating machine;
d'eau, water surface;
d-eclatement, (art.) space over which effects
of burst are felt;
cquipotentielle, equipotential surface;
de frappe, striking surface (in falling weight
test); striking surface of a hammer, etc.;
dcfroflemenl, rubbing surface;
gauche, skew surface, left-handed surface;
de grille, (steam) grate area;
inegale, rough, uneven, surface;
libre de la grille, (steam) open grate area;
de niveau, level surface;
plantaire, (hipp.)
surface of the hoof;
plantar surface, bearing
raboteusc, v. inegale;
refrigerante, condensing, cooling, surface;
rcfroidissante, cooling surface;
de roulement d'une roue,
wheel;
(r. r.) tread of a
de surchauffeur(s), (steam) superheating surface;
du terrain horizontal, level of the ground;
topographique, the surface of the ground; any
surface whose law of generation is unknown and
is pierced by a vertical in only one point;
unie, even, smooth, surface.
surfaix, m., (harn.) surcingle, roller;
avoir du , (hipp.) to have a j
deep and wellrounded
girth;
cavalier, v. s. v. cavalier;
de couverture, blanket surcingle;
-dossiers, gun-pack lashing or strap (mountain
artillery).
surhaussemeni, m., elevation, act of raising; exaggeration
of vertical scale (hi relief maps, etc V
(r. r.) eFcvation of outer rail.
surhausser, v. a., to raise; to run up.
sur-horisontal, a., (mil, min.) over the center of
the charge (of effects).
surlntendance, f., superintendence, overseeingoverseer's
duties.
surintendant, m., superintendent, overseer.
surjale, a., (of an anchor) fouled.
surjaler, v. a. n., to raise an anchor in order to
clear the stock; to become unstocked (of the
anchor).
surjet, m., overcasting, whipstitching.
surjeter, v. a., to overcast, whipstitch.
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suros, m.. (hipp.) splint;
cercle, v. cheville;
s en chapclet, chain splints;
cheville, through, double, or pegged splint;
sur la corne, ringbone;
double, v. chcvilie:
s fuses, spindle-shaped splints;
simple, single splint;
tendineux, tendinous splint.
surpasser, v. a., to surpass, exceed, go beyond;
to overweight, overflow.
surpaye, f., overpay.
surpayer, v. a., to overpay.
surpied, m., spur strap (over instep).
surplomb, m., overhang, overhanging; state of
being out of the perpendicular (said of overhanging
rocks, etc.);
en , overhanging;
etre en , to overhang.
surplombement, m., overhanging.
surplomber, v. a. n., to overhang; to hang over;
to lean out; to be out of the perpendicular (of
a wall).
surplus, m., surplus, overplus, remainder.
surpoids, m., overweight.
surprendre, v. a., to surprise, take by surprise;
to detect, intercept; to overreach, catch, overtake;
to obtain by fraud; (mil.) to surprise;
un cheval, (man.) to use the aids suddenly,
suppression, f., (ball.) abnormal pressure.
surprise, f., surprise; (mil.) surprise, sudden
attack: surprise of a fort, or a town;
slratcyique, (mil.) state of affairs caused by a
lack of information as to the enemy (e. g., a
bataille de rencontre);
tactique, (mil.) surprise proper (caused by
the improper performance of the security
service).
sursaturatlon, f., supersaturation.
sursaturer, v. a., to supersaturate.
surseance, f., suspension, respite, reprieve.
surseoir, v. a., to suspend, delay, put off, arrest
supersede, reprieve, respite.
surseuil, m., (cons.) lintel.
sursis, m., delay, reprieve, respite;
accorder un -. to reprieve;
d'appel, (Fr. a.) delay or postponement of
joining;
d'arrivee, (Fr. a.) delay of joining, as a new
regiment or service, in consequence of change
of residence;
permission b, litre de , v. s. v. permission
sursoufflage, m., (met.) afterblow (Bessemer
process).
surveillance, f., supervision, superintendence,
inspection, watch; inspectorship;
administrative, (Fr. a.) inspection (by the
intendance) of the administration of regiments
and of establishments ranking as regiments;
de I'ordinaire, (mil.) inspection of company
mess.
surveillant, m., watchman, inspector, overseer,
supervisor; keeper of a military jail.
lurveiller, v. a. n., to superintend; to inspect; to
look after, take care of, overlook, watch over
have an eye upon, preside over.
survente, f., increase in the violence of the wind.
suryenter, v. a., to blow hard; to blow a gale; to
increase in violence (of the wind).
survlder, v. a., to empty partly (vessel or receptacle
that is too full).
sus-bande, f., (art.) cap-square;
& coulisse, sliding cap-square (slides into.
position);
de tire-feu, (F. m. art.) kind of strap holding
down the lanyard, and forming part of safety
device.
surlier, v. a., (cord.) to whip (the end of a rope).
surliure, f., (cord.) whipping (of a rope end).
surmenage, m., overworking (of a horse).
surmener, v. a., to overstrain, overwork, override
a horse; (mil.) to handle roughly.
surmeule, f., runner or upper millstone.
surmenter, v. a., to surmount; to get over- rise
above, rise to the surface of; (fig.) to overcome
conquer; to surpass, excel.
surmoule, m., mold made from a casting.
surmouler, v. a., to mold from a casting.
suscription, f., address, superscription, of a letter.
surnager, v. n., to float; to
susdit,
float to the a., aforesaid.
surface.
sus-naseau, m., (hipp.) part above the nostrils.
surnumeraire, a., supernumerary; (mil.) super- suspect, a., suspected, open to suspicion;
numerary, additional, as additional lieutenant. cheval horse , suspected of a contagious disease;