A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

assembler 514 avion
assembler, v. t., (mach.) to couple.
assener, v. t., to strike;
un coup, to deliver a severe blow (with a
club, sword, etc.).
assiette, f., (nav.) trie correct position or level of a
ship afloat; (cons.) settling; (aero.)horizontality;
prendre son to settle.
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prendre son , (cons.) to settle.
assists f., depth of a seat; (in pi. law) assizes.
associe, a., (mil.) linked, of battalions, etc. (British
army).
assujettir, v. t., to secure, fix firmly.
astigmatiseur, m., (inst.) astigmatiser (rangefinder).
astigmatisme, m., astigmatism.
astralit, f., (expl.) astralite.
atelier, m., workshop, working party;
roulant, traveling workshop;
de sechage, (fond.) drying room;
de telegraphic, telegraphique, (mil.) telegraph
squad;
telephonique, (mil.) telephone squad (1 commissioned
officer and 5 men);
de transformation de charge, (art.) shelter (near
a heavy battery) for the conversion and manipulation
of charges.
attache, f., clip, paper fastener;
d'aile, (aero.) Diving attachment, wing support.
attache-fils, m., wire coupler; (aero.) wiring plateattaque,
f., (mil., etc.) attack; (mil. win.) head*
head of the v'ork (mine, shaft, or gallery);
chfj d' (mil.) in sieges, chief of attack, (field
officer of engineers in charge of approaches);
double , (mil. min.) double attack (two-level
construction of a gallery);
de,en, flanc, attack, in flank;
aux gaz (mil.) gas attack;
par gaz, (mil.) gas attack;
gazeuse, gas attack;
en queue, attack in rear;
firevers, attack from the rear;
par surprise, surprise attack;
par vogues de gaz, gas attack.
attelage,m.,team;
& deux chevaux, two horse team.
atteler, v. t., (mil.) to serve with, have charge of,
certain teams, wagons.
atterrir, v. n., (aero.) to land, come down.
atterrissage,m., (aero.) landing; (nav.) landing;
chassis d' , (aero.) landing chassis, under
carriage;
drap d' , (aero.) landing sheet (indicates position
of landing ground);
rampe d' , (aero.) landing lights;
terrain d' , (aero.) landing place, landing
ground;
train d' , v. chassis d' .
attrape-tiquets, m., tick trap (pigeon lofts).
attribut, m., (in pi. mil.) insignia (on uniform, but
not of rank).
aubade, f., morning serenade.
audience, f., audience;
de conqe, farewell audience of an ambassador,
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of a military attache .
audlon, m., (wireless) audion.
auditenr, m., auditor; officer of the (French)
council of state.
auget, m., trough; (art.) rear casing (trench mortar
bed).
auto, f., familiar abbreviation of automobile.
auto-allumage, m., (mach.) self ignition (overheated
cylinders).
auto-ballon, m., (aero.) dirigible.
autobloqufi, a., self locked.
autobus, m., autobus.
auto-camion, m., auto truck, motor truck.
auto-canon, m., (art.) automobile gun (mounted
on an auto).
auto-correcteur, m., (art.) automatic corrector;
(mil. aero.) auto-corrector.
auto-cuiseur, m., self-cooker.
automitrailleuse, f., (mil. auto) auto-machine gun.
automobile, m., f., automobile;
airien, any aerial machine driven by a motor;
h I'alcool, any automobile in which the energy
conies from alcohol;
blindee, (mil.) armored automobile;
canot v. s. v., , canot;
de course, racing car;
cttiras.se, (mil.) armored motor car;
& essence, gasoline motor car;
d explosion, explosion engine car;
de guerre, (mil.) service or military automobile;
mitrailleuse, (mil.) machine gun on automobile
carriage;
de tourisme, touring car;
b. vapeur, any steam automobile;
vedette v. s. , v., vedette;
a, viandes, (mil.) meat automobile.
automobilisme, m., automobilism (sport,
science, etc.).
automotrice, f., (r. r.) electric locomotive.
autonautisme, m.. motor boating.
auto-rupteur, m., (elec.) make and break device
(adapted to coils not fitted with contact breakers).
auto-taxi, m., (Jam.) taximeter.
auto-torplllage, m., (nav.) self-destruction by
torpedo (case whore a torpedo turns back on its
own ship).
auto-transformateur,
former.
m., (elec.) auto trans-
auto-trembleur, m., a synonym of vibreur, q. v.
autovlsetir, m., small mirror to observe the existence
and nature of spark produced.
auto-yacht, m., (nav.) motor-yacht.
auxillaire, m., (nav.) auxiliary boat.
avance, f., advance; (mach., etc.) lead;
& 1'allumage, sparking advance, sparking
advance gear;
fil'cchappement, exhaust lead;
& I'ouverture d'cchappement, exhaust lead;
sur titre, (com.) loan on security;
par tour, (of a propeller)
the theoretical
advance less the slip.
avancemcnt, m. , (mil .) promotion;
dl'anciennele, promotion by seniority;
& I'anciennetl par selection, (German Army)
promotion by seniority, after elimination of incompetents;
& felection, (mil.) promotion by vote or election
(French Revolution);
par regiment, (mil.) regimental promotion;
par selection, (mil.) promotion by selection;
sur toutel'arme, (mil.) lineal promotion.
avant, m., forward part, forepart;
brise-glaces, (nav.) ice-breaker of a ship.
avenant, m., additional clause (as of a contract or
treaty).
aviage, m., (aero.) flight (word proposed, but not
adopted).
aviateur, m., (aero.) aviator, pilot, airman.
aviation, f., (aero.) aviation;
cdtiere, coast aviation (naval purposes);
hauturiere, high sea aviation service;
avier, v. t., (aero.) to fly (word proposed,
but not
adopted).
avion, m., (aero.) airplane;
d'accompagnemcnt de I'infanterie, (mil.) air-
plane that follows the march of advanced
units and reserves (one to each division); contact
plane;
d'artillerie, spotting plane.
de bombardement, bombing plane;
de bord, ship's plane (carried aboard);
de chasse, combat plane, pursuit airplane;
de combat, battle plane;