A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

aiinuaire 512 arm
annuaire, m., directory.
an ii ulation, f., annulation, lapse;
tomber en , (of funds, credits, appropriations)
to lapse, to be canceled.
anse, f., (mach.) slot, keyway.
an ten lie, f., antenna; (wireless teleg.) aerial, antenna;
(mil. telephone) branch, line, extension
line; (r. r.) branch line; (mil. min.) listening rod
(service des ecoutes);
correspondante, answering aerial, corresponding
aerial;
coudee, elbow aerial;
en double cone, double cone aerial;
d'emission, (wireless) sending aerial;
multifilaire, many-wire aerial;
officier d' , (mil.) wireless officer (at a wireless
station);
parapluie, umbrella aerial;
en plan horizontal, flat-top aerial;
prismatique, prismatic aerial (wires form a
prism);
en pyramide renverse, funnel aerial;
receptrice, (wireless) receiving aerial;
en rideau, fan-shaped aerial;
en T, T aerial;
de transmission, (wireless) sending aerial;
unifilaire, single-wire aerial.
antiasphyxiant, a., antiasphyxiating.
antiboche, a., German hater.
anti-congglant, m., nonfreezing agent,
antidcrapaiit, a., (auto, etc.) nonskidding; m., any
device to prevent skidding.
antifriction, f., white metal.
antimilitarisme, m., antimilitarism.
antimilitariste, a., m., antimilitarist.
antiques, m., pi., (at Polytechnique) graduates.
anti-rouille, a., anti-rust.
antitorpilleur, a., torpedo-resisting (guns, to repel
torpedo-boat attack).
a-pic, m., (hydr.) cliff.
aplomb, m., perpendicularity;
ft I' de, above, vertically above.
appareil, m., apparatus, device;
d'allumage, igniting gear;
d'aviation, (aero.) airplane;
de disinfection, disinfecting apparatus;
d' ecoute, (mil.) listening apparatus (in sound
liaison);
d' extinction, fire extinguisher;
de filage d'huile, (nav.) oil sprinkler (storms
at sea);
ft flammes, (mil.) generic term for flame projectors;
defreinage (mach.) brake gear;
ft helice arriere, (aero.) pusher;
ft h&lice avant, (aero.) tractor;
ft oxylithe, (mil.) apparatus to purify vitiated
air;
prelevement de gas, (mil.) generic term for
recepteur, (telegraphy, etc.) receiving apparatus;
Schilt , ( Fr. a.) flame projector;
Strombos, (mil.) Strombos gas alarm (a mechanical
bugle):
de tir masque (art.) a device giving the least
elevation needed to clear a mask or screen (hill,
wood, parapet, etc.).
appareillement, m., (hipp.) matching of horses,
teams, etc.
apparier, v. a., (hipp.) to match horses for a team.
appel, m., call; (mil.) roll-call;
des consignes, (mil.) check roll-call;
magnetique, (telephone) magneto call;
par magneto, v. magnetique;
ordre d' , v. s. v. ordre;
revue d' , v. s. v. revue;
de trompe, (auto.) signal, sounding of the
horn.
par vibrateur, (telephone) buzzer;
vibre, (elec.) buzzer.
appeiidice, m., (aero.) neck; tail;
sustenale, (aero.) tail.
appoint, m., small quantity over and above some
round or great number, "butt" (slang, U. S. A.)
appro che, f . , approach;
garde des s, (mil.) in sieges, trench guard.
approvlsionnement, m., (art.) ammunition
supply;
d*armee, (art.) army ammurition supply
issued under the orders of the general; army
reserve ammunition;
de reserve du corps d'armee, (art.) corps reserve
ammunition;
du service courant, (art.) ammunition for
daily needs;
de surete, (art.) ammunition reserved for use
in an attack by the enemy.
appui, m., (mil.) support.
appui-coudes, m., (mil.) elbow-rest (e. g., the
berm, sometimes).
appuyer, m., (man.) passage; (mil.) to support,
aquablinde, a., (way.) water-line armored,
aquarir, v. n., (aero.) to alight (on water).
aquatubulaire, a., (steam) water-tube (of boilers).
araignee, f., spider;
support de moteur, (aero.) engine spider
support.
arbalete, f., cross-bow; (mil. slang) a gun (rifle),
arbalef rier, m., strut.
arbitrer, v. n., (sport) to umpire.
arbre, m., (mocft.) shaft.
(The following terms relate mainly to motor
ychicles :)
d'attaque, main or driving shaft;
ft cardan, shaft of a cardanic transmission;
carre, square shaft;
de chaine, chain shaft (chain transmission);
conduit, driven shaft;
coudeb, n coudes,
ft n coudes, an n-cranked
shaft; n-throw shaft;
de dedoublement, half-time shaft, half-speed
shaft;
demultiplie, reducing shaft;
demultiplieii un demi, half-time shaft;
de direction, steering post;
de distribution, (elec.) ignition cam shaft;
d'entrainement, driving shaft;
ft excentriques, cam shaft;
intermediate, lay shaft;
longitudinal, ft
y. cardan;
manivelle, main shaft, driving shaft;
de moteur, main shaft, engine shaft;
porte-helice, (aero.) propeller shaft;
de roue, wheel shaft; (motor) axle half;
secondaire, countershaft;
des vitesses, gear shaft, driven shaft.
arc, m., arc; bow; (elec.) arc;
de hausse, (art.) elevation arc.
ft haute tension, (elec.) high tension arc.
arc he, f., arch;
mariniere, fairway arch (of a bridge over
water).
ardent, a., quick, ardent; (aero.) ready, answering
quickly,
are tier, m., (aero.) edge;
arriere, trailing edge;
avant, leading edge.
argent^, a., (inst.) silvered.
argument, m., argument (of a table).
armature, f., (elec.) housing or casing of a spark
plug; plate (of a condenser); (mil., fig.) armed
strength, armed organization.
arme, f., arme; (inf.) the rifle;
approvisionnee (sm. a.) piece, magazine
loaded;
appuyle (t. p.) piece on or with a rest;
ft bascule (sm. a.) any break-off weapon;
ft bras franc, (t. p.) piece offhand;
chargee (sm. a.) piece loaded;
prendre les s (mil.) to turn out under arms
(as for a ceremony), to parade under arms;
prise d' s (mil.) any parade, etc., of troops
under arms.
arm, a., (sm. a., r. f. art.) cocked; m., cocking;
automatiquc, (art.) auto cocking;
ft automatique, (art., sm. a.) self -cocking.