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aeromarin 510 allumage
aeromarin, m., (aero.) seaplane.
aeromoteur, m., (aero.) airplane motor,
aeronat m., (aero.), balloon; (more particularly)
dirigible balloon.
aeronaut e, m., pilot of a free balloon.
aronef, f., (aero.) any aerial vehicle (airplane or
balloon), aircraft;
s h stabilite dynamique, generic term for planes
and kites;
s ft stability mi-statique mi-dynamique, dirig-
ibles;
s & stabilite statique, spherical balloons.
afcro-pare, m., (aero.) aeronautic station (supplies,
shelter, repairs, inflation).
aeroplane, m., (aero.) airplane;
biplace, single seater machine;
de bombardement, bombing plane, machine;
de chasse, fighting plane, fighter;
de corps d'armee, reconnaissance plane;
ft helice arriere, pusher;
ft helice avant, tractor;
monoplace, single seater machine;
pousseur, pusher (rare);
. de reconnaissance, reconnaissance machine;
tracteur, tractor;
triplace, three seater machine.
aeros table, m., (aero.) a stablizer in which the car,
acting as a pendulum, controls the tail of the
apparatus.
aerostat, m., (aero.) any balloon (dirigible or
spherical).
aerostation,
looning.
f., (aero.) (limited to-day to) bal-
aero-yacht, m., (aero.) flying boat.
affaissement, m., collapsing or sinking (as of a
pneumatic tire at point of contact).
aflaisser, v. r., to collapse, to sink,
afflcliage, m., posting (as of a public notice),
afflche, f., poster, public notice.
afncher, v. t., to post,
affut, m., (art.) gun carriage;
agenouille, (mach. gun) tripod down;
barbette, barbette carriage;
ft berceau, cradle carriage;
ft berceau tralneau, cradle slide carriage;
de crosse, (trench art.) rear carriage (150 T
mortar);
dresse, (mach. gun) tripod up;
ft echantignolles, bracket carriage;
ft glissement, any sliding gun carriage;
grand , (art.) chassis;
petit f top carriage; (mach. gun) trail carriage
trail of a trench mount);
(may move along
de rempart, (mach. gun) trench mount;
rigide, rigid carriage (gun and carriage recoil
together);
de secours, spare carriage;
de tete, (trench art.) front carriage
mortar).
(150 T
affut-trepied, m., (mach. gun) tripod mount;
type omnibus, universal mount (takes any
machine gun).
affut-truc, m., (art.) railroad truck gun carriage;
ft glissement, (art.) slide recoil carriage truck.
agent, m., employee, policeman;
de change, (com.) stock-broker (is an officier
public in France);
consulate, generic term for consuls; more
narrowly, lower grade of consuls, as distinguished
from consul proper;
cycliste, bicycle police;
de liaison, v. s. v. liaison;
municipal, policeman;
de police, policeman;
voyer, (Fr. adm.) person charged with the
construction, repair, and maintenance of
communal roads (chemins vicinaux), communal
roadmaster.
agitateur, m., stirring rod.
agrafe, f., fastener, belt fastener or clip;
d'assemblage, assembling clip, clasp.
aide-chargeur, m., (mil.) assistant loader.
aide-grenadier, m., (mil.) man who protects a
lanceur, q. v., in his duty; grenadier protector.
aide-monteur, m., (mil.) assistant lineman (telephone,
etc.).
aide-pointeur, m., (art.) assistant gunner.
aiguille, f. , needle; pointer; index; hand of a watch,
clock;
foudroyante, needle or hand of a split-second
watch.
aigulller, v. t., (r. r.) to set a switch.
aile,f.,wing; (auto.) mudguard; (aero.) wing; (aero.)
propeller blade;
bout d' , (aero.) wing tip:
bras d' , (aero.) wing spar.
aileron, m., (aero.) wing tip, small movable wing,
fin; balancing flap, rudder.
ailette, f., (mach.) flange, cooling flange, (aero.) fin;
de rechauffage, (mach.) heating flange, fin;
de refroidissement, (mach.) cooling fin.
air-essence, m., (auto.) mixture of air and gasoline,
aire, f.,area;
convene par une htlice, (aero.) developed area
of a propeller.
du cercle balaye par I'helice, (aero.) disk area
of a propeller.
ajoure, a., open (i. e., open worked).
ajusteur, m., (mach., etc.) fitter (person).
alaire, a., (aero.) wing.
alboche, a., (mil. slang) naving German affinities.
alcool, m., alcohol;
absolu, (chem.) pure alcohol, absolute alcohol
(no water);
carbure, carburetted alcohol;
denature, denatured alcohol;
industriel, commercial alcohol, for use in the
arts,
alerte.f., alarm;
au gaz, (mil.) gas alarm, notice of a gas attack.
alerter, v. t., (mil.) to warn, alarm, give the alarm.
atesage, m., (mach.) bore (i. e., interior diameter,
of a cylinder); piston diameter;
du moteur, bore, interior diameter, of a motor
cylinder.
aiesoir-fralse,m.,(mac/i.0n) gas chamber cleaner.
alidade, f., (inst.) alidade;
& coulisse, sliding alidade (for steep slopes).
aligner, v. t., to line up;
s' , (sport) to come to the scratch.
alimentateur, m., (mach. gun) feed piece.
alimentation, f., (mach.) feed;
par la charge, gravity feed;
double , (mach. gun) double feed;
mecanisme d' , (mach. gun) feed mechanism;
sous pression, pressure feed.
alimenter, v. t., (mach. gun) to feed (ammunition).
alinea, m., line (in a book or printed document).
allter, v. r., to take to one's bed.
allant, a., (fam.) with plenty of "go," spirited.
allant, m., "go," spirit (horses and men);
officier qui a de I' , an officer with plenty of go.
allee,f., alley;
cavaliere, bridle path.
alleger, v. t., to lighten.
allongement, m., (aero.) in a dirigible, the ratio
of the diameter of the principal section to the
maiu longitudinal axis; aspect ratio;
du tir, (art.) extension of the range.
allonger, v. t., to lengthen:
le tir, (art.) to extend, increase, the range.
allumage, m., (mil.) priming (as of a hand grenade);
(mach.) ignition;
[The following terms relate to motors:]
avance ft I' , sparking advance;
ft basse tension, low tension ignition;
ft bruleurs, burner ignition;
couper I' . to cut off ignition, to switch off;
tlectrique, electric ignition;