A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

abut, m., slaughtering (of cattle);
centre d' , (mil.) slaughterhouse; point at
which cattle are slaughtered for issue.
abatage, m., ( Fr. art.) operation of taking the firing
position, 75 mm.; letting down;
chassis d' , (art.) firing frame.
abatCe, f., (aero.) downward movement.
abattre, v. t., to lower- to slaughter (cattle) ; (aero.)
to haul down (a balloon);
la, pi&ce, ( Fr. art.) to set the 75 mm. in position
for firing, by placing it on its brake shoes;
to let down the piece.
aboime, m., subscriber; (mil.) any person operating
or using a ligne d'abonnement, q. v.
abonnement, m., subscription;
ligne d' , v. s. v. ligne.
abri, m., (mil., etc.) shelter, cover, dugout;
de combat, (art.) combat shelter (used by the
detachment in the separation de risques, q. v.);
(mil.) splinter-proof shelter;
de commandement, (mil.) commanding officer's
shelter;
cuirasse, (mil.) armored shelter (trench warfare);
& I'epreuve, (mil.) proof shelter (proof against
medium calibers, and isolated shots from heavy
calibers);
de guetteur, (mil.) lookout shelter (of steel,
trench warfare);
Icger (mil.) splinter-proof shelter;
b, munitions, (trench art.) ammunition shelter;
renforce, reinforced shelter (proof against
small and medium calibers);
de repos, (art.) rest shelter (100-150 m. behind
the gun, heavy artillery);
teUphonique, telephone booth or shelter;
de traitcment, (mil.) medical shelter.
abri-caverne, m., (mil.) (under modern conditions
a shell-proof shelter at least 6 meters under
virgin earth) dugout.
abri-flltre, m., (mil.) (shelter fitted with filters
against gas attack) gas shelter.
acare, m., tick.
accalmie, f., calm, lull;
du tir, (mil.) lull in the firing.
accelfirateur, m., (mach.) accelerator.
acceterometre, m., (aero.) (an instrument forming
part of the Doutre stabilizer, and using speed
variation to work the rudders, and keep the
air plane horizontal) accelerometer.
accolade, f., embrace; ( Fr. a.) embrace (bestowed
oh a man by his general when pinning on the
Legion of Honor);
tailler en , (unif.) of a collar patch, to cut brace
wise.
accorder, v. t., (elec.) to tune (wireless).
accostcr, v. t., to accost;
&, (not?.) to come alongside of.
accoudoir, m., arm (as of a carriage seat).
accoupler, v. t., (elec.) to connect up, join.
accroc, m., hitch;
to work without a hitch,
fonctionner sans ,
smoothly.
accrochage, m., rim-flange clinch (of an automobile
wheel) ; (sm. a.) catch (e. g. , of afusil-mitrail-
leur).
accrocher, v. r., (mil.) to secure a footing, a hold,
on the ground (as in an attack).
accumulateur, m., (elec.) accumulator;
d'allumage, (elec.) ignition storage battery;
sec, (elec.) dry cell storage battery.
accus, m., (elec.) abbreviation of accumulateurt.
accusation, f., (mil. law) charge;
chefd' , specification;
mettre en . (law) to arraign;
mise en , (law) arraignment.
acetylene, m., (chem.) acetylene.
acharnS, a., stubborn, desperate;
combat , (mil.) stubborn fight
acliat, m. , purchase;
de gre & gre, (adm.) purchase by contract;
sur le inarche, (adm.) purchase in open
market.
acide, m., acid;
au soufre (elec.) a mixture of pure sulphuric
acid and water (density 26, Baum6).
acier, m., (met.) steel;
double-chrome, double chrome steel;
forge, forged steel.
mi-dur, (met.) semi-hard steel.
aerobatics, f. pi., (aero.) stunts.
acte, m., legal paper, document;
d'appel (law) writ of appeal;
d'autorite, (adm.) executive act or course
(whether by original or delegated authority);
de gestion, (adm.) administrative step or
course;
de mariage, wedding certificate;
de naissance, certificate of birth;
prendre de, to take legal notice of.
action, f., (law) lawsuit;
& cheval, (cav ) mounted action;
& distance, distant effect (as of an explosion);
& pied t (cav.) dismounted action;
publique, (law) generic term for all procedure,
including prosecution, leading to the detection
and punishment of crime,
actio iiner, v. t., to start, set in motion.
activity f., (mil.) active list;
rappeler h V , to bring from the retired to the
active list.
adipeux, m., (mil. slang) veterinary surgeon.
adjoint, m., assistant;
tactique, (Fr. a.) assistant to the chief of
aeronautics (in matters of purely military
character).
adjudant, m., (Fr. a.) adjudant, warrant officer;
d'administration, (Fr. a.) noncommissioned
officer of the administrative service;
chef, senior warrant officer.
adjudication, f., award (of a contract);
mettre en to invite , bids;
mise en , call for bids.
adjupetc, m., (mil. slang) an adjudant.
administration, f., administration;
active (France) functionaries or other agents
(e. g., prefects, mayors, etc.);
contentieusc, (France) the judges and tribunals
forming part of the administration;
deliberante, (France) the various councils passing
on administrative matters (conseil d'etat, de
prefecture, etc.).
administrateur-directeur, m., manager.
admission, f., (steam, mach.) intake, admission,
inlet, admission period, suction stroke.
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afirien,m., (wireless) aerial.
aro, m., (aero) familiar abbreviation of aeroplane.
aerodrome, m., (aero) aerodrome (open space for
exercises).
afirodynamique, f., (aero.) aerodynamics,
aerologie, f., (aero.) aerology (meteorology of the
upper atmosphere).