A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

allumage 511 annonciateiur
allumage & haute tension, high-tension ignition;
& haute tension par bobine, jump-spark ignition;
neto ignition;
&, par, incandescence, incandescent ignition;
jumeU, double ignition;
normal, ignition without advance or delay;
premature, premature firing; preignition;
rate d' , misfire;
par rupture, make-and-break ignition;
a temps de pose et par arrachement, spark pro-
allumette, f., match;
suedoise, safety match.
allumeur, m., (mil., etc.) primer of a grenade*
(elec.) commutator, contact breaker.
& traction, (mil. min.) friction igniter.
alternateur, m (elec.) alternator;
s en cascade, alternators in series (secondary
of each forms primary of next);
ft haute frequence, high frequency alternator;
altimetre, m., (aero.) altimeter, height indicator,
alveole, (mach.) ball-bearing cup.
amane, f., (cord.) cable;
de milieu, breast line.
ambulance, f., (mil. med.) field hospital;
automobile, motor ambulance.
ambulancier-brancardier, m.. (mil.) litter
J*M*f- , (art.) (the) slot (of the Canet culasse
bbloc).
ame, f., (art., sm. a.) bore;
amenagement, m., any preparation of ground,
place, quarters, terrain for a given purpose;
(in pi. esp. nav.) arrangements, accommodations;
(mil.) preparation, reconstruction of a
captured trench; - electrique, electrical fittings, plant.
amenager, y. t., to prepare, get ready (as a railway
station for an increase of freight, etc )
(mil.) to reconstitute, prepare, a captured
trench.
amerrir, v. n., (aero.) to alight (on the water).
amerrissage, m., (aero.) alighting (on water).
amiarite, a., amiantine.
amlralat, m., (nav.) grade, dignity, functions, etc.,
of an admiral.
amiralissime, m., (nav.) admiral in chief.
ammonal, m., (expl.) ammonal.
amonceler, v. t., to pile up (as, mil. sand bags).
amoncellement, m., pile, piling up (as. mil
sand bags).
amorcage, m., (art. sm. a., t min.) - priming;
en cascade, (mil. min.) series priming.
amorce, f., (art., mil. min., etc.) primer, priming;
- aufulminate, any fulminate fuse;
- au pulverin, powder fuse.
amorcer, v. t., (art., sm. a., min.) to prime; to fuse
(a shell); - en cascade, (mil. min.) to prime in series.
amortir, v. t., (adm.) to redeem; (mil.) to absorb
a vacancy; v. t., (elec.) to damp.
amortissement, m., (adm.) amortization; (mil.)
absorption of a vacancy; (elec.) damping.
amortisseur, m., (mach., aero., and gen.) damper,
shock absorber; tug, trace tug; - a air, air-buffer, air-cushion, pneumatic
spring; - de chute, (art.) shock absorber (gun carriage);
- de crosse, (mil.) shock absorber (D. R. firing
stand).
- & friction, friction disk shock absorb'er;
- hydraulique, hydraulic shock - absorber;
it liquide, v.hydraulique;
- pneumalique, pneumatic shock absorber;
progre&sif, progressive shock absorber;
I
ressorte, spring absorber, spring
de transmission, transmission shock ab-
sorber;
amovlble, a., movable.
amperage, m., (elec.) amperage.
ampfcremetre, m., (elec.) ammeter;
thermiquc, hot-wire ammeter.
ampoule, f., bulb, small bulb.
ampute-, m., - d'un bras, d'une jambe, having
lost an arm, a leg, by amputation.
ancien, a., old; (fam.) conservative, old fogy.
ancien, m., (mil.) old soldier, veteran (not necessarily
m the service); (fam.) old fogy, reactionary;
(m. pi.) upper class at St. Cyr and the
Polvtechmque;
lea s de 1870, the veterans of 1870.
anciennett, f., (mil.) seniority, length of service;
majoree, (mil.) length of service increased by
a majoralion q. v.;
pure, (mil.) length of service;
a litre d' (mil.) by reason of length of service.
ancrage, m., anchoring;
en chapelet, (pont) series anchoring, (several
anchors in one file);
7/*JRJ te& (Ae > lPfl (anchoring from both
sides), double, triple, anchoring;
renforce, (pont) reinforced anchoring (two or
three anchors for one boat).
ancre, f., anchor;
champignon (min.) mushroom anchor*
-bjas, (nav.) stock anchor;
repecher une , to pick up, take up, an anchorde
surete, (pont) emergency anchor.
ancrer, v. t., to anchor;
en chapelet, (pont) to anchor in file (several
anchors in file);
en patte d'oie, (pont) to anchor on both sides.
anCmometre, m., (aero.) device forming part ofthe
D outre stabilizer, and working the rudders.
angle, m., angle;
7- abordable, (aero.) angle within which motion
is possible;
d'attaque, (aero.) (angle between the surface,
e. g., of a wing, and the direction of the air
stream) angle of incidence;
critique, (aero.) critical angle, i. e., stalling
angle, (practical flyers); angle at which maximum
lift is obtained (report No. 9, National
Advisory Committee); [technically, angle of attack
at which lift coefficient is a maximum'
flying definition, angle of attack beyond which
it is dangerous to fly (the machine stalls). In
translating French texts it is safe to use the
practical, flying definition];
de derivation, (aero.) yaw;
de hausse, (art., sm. a.) angle of elevation;
horaire, hour angle;
^incidence, (aero.) angle of attack, of incidence:
optimum, (aero.) optimum angle;
de tir de reglage, (art.) corrected angle of elevation
(i. e., corrected or adjusted trial angle is
used in fire for effect);
de trainee, (aero.) trail angle;
de transport, (art.) angle of shift (between
point de surveillance and the target);
de la voilure avec I'axe longitudinal, (aero. )
sweep back.
anguiller, m., drain hole (bottom of a boat).
anneau, m., ring; (cav.) picketing ring;
de butee, (trench art.) tail ring (supports tail
of V. D. bomb); (mach. gun) bolt stem collar;
de crosse, (art.) trail ring.
de levage, (trench art.) lifting ring;
de reglage, (trench art.) chamber ring;
de soulevement, (trench art.) lifting ring;
de suspension, (trench art.) suspension ring.
anneau-guide, m., (art.) guide ring,
aimee, f., year;
budgetaire, (adm.) fiscal year;
d'exercice, (adm.) fiscal year;
V terrible, (in France) 1870-71, (before 1914).
aimonciateur, m., annunciator.