A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

voix 489 volte
voix, & portec dc , within hailing distance, within
hail;
de vive , aloud.
vol, m., theft, robbery, stealing, thieving- thing
stolen; flight (of birds);
& bandefranche, flight of pigeons composed of
reporters alone;
& 60 nde mixte, flight of pigeons composed of
reporters and pisteurs, q. v.;
de corde, (artif.) line rocket;
de grand chemin, highway robbery;
d, d'oiseau, as the crow flies.
volage, a., fickle, inconstant; (of a boat) top-heavy,
crank, cranky; (of the compass) unsteady.
volant, a., flying; loose; detached; traveling; floating;
transportable; movable (as sash of French
window);
artillcrie e, v. s. v. artillerie;
cabestan
' V. s. v. cabestan;
camp v. , s. v. camp;
cable v. s. v. , cable:
fusee e. v. s. v. fusee;
ligne c, v. s. v. lignc;
pont , v. s. v. pont;
roue e v. s. v. , roue;
sape e v. s. v. , sape.
volant, m., (much., etc.) fly wheel, hand-wheel
(cons.) sash of a French window;
a cables, cable fly wheel;
dc changement de marche, reversing wheel;
& coulisse, fly wheel with (adjustable) sliding
weight;
dente, geared fly wheel;
de direction, (art.) traversing handwheel;
d'embrayage, clutch wheel;
a main, handwheel;
ti manette, fly wheel, or handwheel with
handles;
--manivelle,
h manivelle, handwheel;
de mise en train, starting wheel;
dc manoeuvre, generic term for any working
or controlling wheel;
moderateur, regulating wheel;
petit , handwheel;
de pointage, (art.) elevating handwheel;
de pointage en direction, (art.) traversing handwheel;
de pointage en hauteur, (art.) elevating handwheel;
poulie, fly wheel and pulley in one;
de pression, air reservoir of a pump; name
given to the water in a boiler (and in other
cases), as compensating irregularities of combustion,
of consumption of steam, etc.;
rabattant, fly wheel whose upper part turns
toward the steam cylinder;
de rappel, adjusting handwheel (as, e. g., of
a Maillard testing machine);
de reglage, v. moderateur;
rene, bridle wheel (steam steering gear);
tourncr au , to work the fly wheel (in starting
an engine).
volat'eur, m., sort of flying machine.
volcan, m., volcano.
volcaniser, v. a., v. vukaniser.
volee, f., flight (of a bird); flight, flock, of birds; (in
games of ball) volley; number of blows delivered
consecutively with a pile driver; jib,
overhang, of a crane; splinter bar; mason's hod;
(art.) salvo; (also) single round; chase of a gunflight
of a projectile before touching; (mach.)
throw of a piston; rise of a hammer; (cons.)
flight of stairs;
a to , at random, headlong; flying in the air;
de bout de timon, neck yoke;
cheval de , v. s. v. cheval;
chevaux de , swing horses (of a 6-horse team);
lead horses (of a 4-horse team);
coup It toute , (art.) random shot (full charge
and maximum elevation) ;
(de coups de baton), shower of blows;
de dernere, splinter bar;
de devant, v. de bout de timon;
entretoise de , (art.) breast transom;
d'escalier, (cons.) flight of stairs;
volfie fixe (de derrierc), splinter bar;
flexion de la , (art.) droop of the muzzle;
de grue, jib, arm, of a crane;
jouer de , to volley (a ball);
mobile (de dernere), doubletreeposer
une lignc telcgraphiqueii la , to set up a
telegraph line in haste, on the run;
prcndreti la, de, v. , jouer de ;
prendre entre bond et , to half volley;
raban de , (art.) muzzle lashing;
tarauder b, la to , cut screws by hand;
tir, tircr, & toute v. , s. v. tir;
& toute , at full speed, under a full head of
steam; (art.) with greatest elevation and service
charge; at random, without being particularly
aimed;
trempe, tremper,hla , v. s. vv. trempe, tremper.
voler, v. a. n., to fly (birds); to fly (go at great
speed); to rob, steal, pilfer, plunder.
volerie, f., robbing, robbery, theft, pilfering.
volet, m., damper, shutter, widow shutter (strictly,
inside shutter) ; boat compass; paddle of a water
wheel; (art.) top board, cover, of interior divisions
of ammunition box or carriage; carrier
ring; (fort.) embrasure shutter: (phot.) shield of
a plate holder; (sm. a.) gate (as of the Krag-
Jorgensen);
brise, de brisurc, folding shutter;
& charniere, hinged shutter; (phot.) back of a
printing frame;
console, v. s. v. console;
& coulisse, sliding shutter;
defrcin, v. de patin;
de parement, shutter in one piece;
de patin, portc-patins, (art.) brake shoe
rod (of the Lemoine brake);
de plateforme, (pont.) chess.
volette, f., horse net, fly net.
voleur, m., thief, robber; (/,r.) kink in surveyor's
chain (familiar);
d' etiquettes, (mil. slang) quartermaster (said
by the men to steal the labels (etiquettes) on
their beds so as to charge for new ones).
vollge, f., (cons.) batten; very thin plank; roofing
strip (slate roof);
construire en , to batten;
latte , roofing strip (slate roof).
voligeage, m., (cons.) battens; battening (act of).
vollger, v. a., (cons.) to batten.
volontaire, a., voluntary, willing; obstinate, headstrong
(said also of horses); spare (of horses);
m., obstinate person; (mil.) volunteer, especially
man who enlists voluntarily (without being
drawn for service);
en , (mil.) as a volunteer;
(engage) d'un an, (mil.) one^year volunteer;
s' engager, entrer, commc , (mil.) to volunteer.
volontariat, m., (mil.) act of volunteering, voluntary
enlistment; period of service (as a oneyear
volunteer);
d'un an, one-year volunteer enlistment.
volont6, f., will, free will, wish, pleasure;
& , at will, at pleasure; (mil.) at will (of fire,
etc.);
arme h v. s. v. , arme;
hommc de bonne , (mil.) volunteer, man who
volunteers for a daring or dangerous enterprise.
volt, m., (elec.) volt;
legal, legal volt.
voltage, m., (elec.) voltage.
voltaique, a., (elec.) voltaic, galvanic;
pile , voltaic battery.
voltalsme, m., (elec.) voltaism, galvanism.
voltametre, m., (elec.) voltameter.
volt-ampfcre, m., (elec.) watt.
volt-coulomb, m., (elec.) joule.
volte, f., (fenc.) volt (turn on the left foot to avoid
a thrust); (man.) volt, circular tread (circle described
from the track toward the middle of the
hall or riding ground); the space (round or
square) on which volts are made; (gym.) exercises
on the wooden horse;