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voyager 491 wurst<br />

voyager, v. a., to travel, make a trip, journey.<br />

voyageur, m., traveler, passenger;<br />

<strong>com</strong>mis , <strong>com</strong>mercial traveler.<br />

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voyant, a., conspicuous (of colors);<br />

cheval , shortsighted horse.<br />

voyant, m., (of colors) conspicuousness, brightness;<br />

(surv.) vane, target, leveling rod;<br />

mire du slide vane of a , leveling rod;<br />

d'un niveau ft bulle d'air, eyepiece of a spirit<br />

level;<br />

plaque du , v. mire du ;<br />

de I'uniforme, (mil.) conspicuousness of the<br />

uniform, ease with which seen at a distance.<br />

voyer, m., road trustee.<br />

vrac, m., disorder, confusion;<br />

charger en to lade in , bulk;<br />

en , in bulk; (art.) without any regular order<br />

(of bullets in a case shot).<br />

vrague, vraque, m., v. vrac.<br />

vril, m., (expl.) vril.<br />

vrille, f., gimlet, wimble, drill, borer, piercer;<br />

en gouge, kind of auger.<br />

vriller, v. a. n., to bore with a gimlet, etc.; (artif.)<br />

to whirl (said of a rocket).<br />

vrillerie, f., generic term for files, punches, gimlets,<br />

and other small tools (carpenters', armorers',<br />

etc.).<br />

vrillon, m., small auger with a gimlet point.<br />

vu, m., sight, examination, inspection; preamble.<br />

vue, f., sight, view, aim, survey; examination, inspection;<br />

aspect; (cons.) opening, window,<br />

looking upon a neighboring house; (sm. a.)<br />

sighting notch (of a sight);<br />

ft<br />

, at sight ( of a draft ) ; in sight (as, a prisoner) ;<br />

avoir les s fichantes, (fort.) said when the<br />

glacis prolonged passes over the interior crest;<br />

avoir les s rasantes, (fort.) said when the<br />

glacis prolonged passes "through the interior<br />

crest;<br />

de bas en Jiaut, view upward;<br />

basse, short-sightedness;<br />

de cdte, side view;<br />

par cdte, v. oblique;<br />

en coupe, cross section;<br />

W.<br />

vue courte, v. basse;<br />

derobee, (cons.) lunette;<br />

en dessus, v. d'oiseau;<br />

droite, (cons.) window or opening directly<br />

overlooking a neighbor's property;<br />

en , insight;<br />

lire en , to be in sight;<br />

deface, front view;<br />

g<strong>com</strong>etrale, geometrical view or presentation;<br />

grasse, (hipp.) v. s. v. gras;<br />

de liaut en bas, view downward;<br />

Tiors de , out or sight;<br />

lever ft<br />

, v. s. v. lever;<br />

tongue, long-sightedness;<br />

v. longue-vue;<br />

longue ,<br />

lunette de longue , telescope;<br />

morte, window not to be opened;<br />

oblique, side window or opening (on a neighbor's<br />

property);<br />

ft d'oeil, visibly, rapidly;<br />

d'oiseau, bird's-eye view;<br />

ft de pays, by the lay of the ground; (fig.) at<br />

a cursory glance;<br />

perdre de , to lose sight of;<br />

perspective, perspective view;<br />

ft perte de , as far as one can see; out of sight;<br />

pland, d'oiseau, bird's-eye view;<br />

point de , point of sight, eye; point of distance;<br />

focus ;<br />

ft portee de within , sight;<br />

ft la portee de , de la , in, within, sight;<br />

de servitude, de souffrance, v. s. v.jour;<br />

ft la simple, by the naked eye; .<br />

ft tant de jours de . at so many days' sight<br />

(of a draft);<br />

de terre, horizontal, cellar, window;<br />

ft vol d'oiseau, bird's-eye view.<br />

vulcanisation, f., vulcanization.<br />

vulcanlser, v. a., to vulcanize.<br />

vulgarisateur, m., popularizer.<br />

vulgarisation, f ., popularization ;<br />

ouvratje de , popular work or treatise.<br />

vuli*ariser, v. a., to popularize.<br />

vulnerable, a., vulnerable.<br />

vulnerability, f., vulnerability; (mil.) Lability to<br />

be hit.<br />

vulnfiraire, a., good for wounds;<br />

eau , herb lotion for wounds.<br />

wagon, f., wagon, car; (r. r.) carriage, car;<br />

[Except where otherwise indicated, the following<br />

are railway cars:] - ambulance, (mil.) hospital wagon;<br />

- ft bagages, baggage car (U. S.); luggage van<br />

(England); - basculant - ft bascule, tilting, dumping,<br />

poste, ma il car ;<br />

reservoir, reservoir car;<br />

- ft bestiaux, cattle restaurant,<br />

car;<br />

buffet-car; dining car;<br />

--boxe, horse car; - -buffet, v. --restaurant; --cavalier, horse car;<br />

--chambre, car divided into rooms;<br />

--chevalet, trestle car, i. e., a car with trestles<br />

or planks instead of seats; - ft chevaux, horse car (transport of horses);<br />

--citerne, water cart ;<br />

--cuisine, kitchen car; - debout, fourth-class car (no seats);<br />

- decouvert, open car ; - dortoir, sleeping car;<br />

--ecurie, horse car ; - d'ensablcment, sand (ballast) car;<br />

-ferme, closed car;<br />

warme, f., v. varme.<br />

- dfourrages, (mil. r. r.) forage car;<br />

watt, m., (elec.) watt.<br />

--frein, brake car ;<br />

watt-heure, m., (elec.) watt hour.<br />

- ft -- glace, -glaciere, refrigerator car;<br />

watt-seconde, m., (elec.) watt second.<br />

--grue, traveling crane (i. e., mounted on a wattmfctre, m., (elec.) watt meter.<br />

railway truck);<br />

wolfart, m., - ft houille. coal car; --lit(s), sleeping car;<br />

--lo<strong>com</strong>otive, - dummy;<br />

de marchandises, freight car (U. S.); goods<br />

wagon (England); - ft materiel, (mil. r. r.) baggage car;<br />

v. wolfram.<br />

woile, m., whirlpool or race,<br />

wolfram, m., (met.) tungsten.<br />

wootz, m., (met.) wootz, Indian steel.<br />

wurst, m., (art.) ammunition wagon of light construction<br />

(horse artillery, obs.); (med.) ambulance<br />

wagon.<br />

wagon-mmo0] eries, express car;<br />

ft obus (ft essieux fixes), (s. c. art.) shell track<br />

(for one projectile of large caliber);<br />

plat, flat car;<br />

plate-forme, (s. c. art.) shell truck;<br />

ft plate-forme decouverte, truck, flat car;<br />

salon, parlor car ;<br />

ft selles, (mil. r. r.) saddle wagon;<br />

tabagie, smoking car.<br />

wagonet, m., trolley; miner's truck; (r. r.) hand<br />

car, small truck;<br />

ft manivelles, (r. r.) hand car;<br />

de manoeuvre, (r. r.) hand car, truck;<br />

porte-projectiles, (art.) shell-hoist scoop;<br />

porteur, (mil. r. r.) truck of the Decauville<br />

railway.<br />

wagonnage, m., (r. r.) transportation of earth,<br />

etc., in construction.<br />

wagonnette, f., wagonette.<br />

wagonnier, m., (r. r.) conductor.

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