A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

aton 517 bleu
baton, m., stick;
ferre, iron-shod stick;
porte-geophone , (mil. min.) geophone-rod;
de remorgue, (mack, gun) traction bar (man
traction of machine-gun cart).
batterie, f., (mil., elec.) battery;
A , horsed battery;
d'accoinpagnemcnt, (mil.)in general, any battery
accompanying troops of a different arm,
more especially infantry; accompanying battery;
d'aUumage,(elec.) ignition battery of a motor;
alpine, (Fr. art.) Alpine battery, mountain
battery;
anii-aericnne , antiaircraft battery;
d'attaquc, battery of the at tack, infantry battery
;
en altenle, battery in readiness ;
avancee, advancing battery (moves forward
with infantry, if necessary by sections);
dc barrage normal, any battery executing
normal barrage tire (i. e./has its own separate
target);
& handier, field battery with shielded guns;
de breche, breaching battery (opens passages
in enemy lines);
cadre, skeleton battery;
de combat, ( Fr. art.) the whole of a field battery,
except the train regimentaire (consists of
the batterie de tir, 4 guns and limbers, 6 caissons,
and of the echelon de combat, 6 caissons, 1 forage
and 1 battery wagon);
de contre-attaquc, counter-attack battery
(held in readiness to resist a counter attack);
cdiiere, coast battery ;
conrte, howitzer battery;
en , of fire hose, ready;
faufise- ,(mil.) dummy battery, Quaker battery;
fausse, (mil.) dummy battery, Quaker battery:
de fusils, (mil.) battery of small arm rifles;
longue, battery of long guns;
montee de 75 (Fr. art.) 75 mm. battery (4
guns);
moyenne, (nai\) secondary battery;
neutral/see, neutralized battery (suspends
fire, not necessarily out of action);
6 pifd de position, (heavy) position battery;
"portcc," (art.) motor battery;
de poursuite, pursuit battery (usually horse
artillery);
de preparation, battery of preparation (fires
on infantry);
de renforcement, a battery belonging to the
artiller ie de reinforcement q. v.
en retraite, battery covering a retreat;
de superposition, any battery that adds
its fire to that of another battery on the same
target;
en surveillance, battery in position to open
fire immediately (assists s d'attaque);
T,tnictor battery;
de tir, v. s. v. de combat; firing battery;
dtracteurs, (art.) tractor battery;
de tranchee, (mil.) trench battery (of trench
artillery);
V.B. (Fr. a.) battery of V. B. grenade
throwers;
volante, horse battery (not an official expression).
batterie-amorce, f., (art.) decoy battery.
battre, v. t., to beat; (art.) to batter;
par lefeu, (art.) to take under fire;
son plein, to be in full blast, to be at its
height.
bee, m ,
burner; tip (in general);
bruleur, burner, tip;
& incandescence, incandescent gas burner.
becquctance, f., (mil. slang) food.
bengale, m., (artif.) Bengal light.
benzine, f., benzine;
de la houille, benzol.
bequille, f., crutch, sprag; (aero. ) landing prop or
support of an airplane, tail skid;
d' alter rissaije, (aero. ) sort of inverted pyramid
to assist a dirigible in landing (Lebaudy typo;,
landing prop;
crosse d'aniere, (ae.ro.} roar support tail skid ;
d ressort, (mach. gun) spring link.
berceau, m., (auto) cradle, false frame (so-called if
formed of pieces more or less curved); (art )
rocker, of the 75 mm.; cradle, chassis; reco'lsleeve,
(240 T. R.);
du moteur, (aero.) engine bed;
- de pointage, (art.) elevating carriage.
berne, f., blanket, bed cover;
en , (of a flag) at half staff (distressand mourning
both, in France; "union down" may be
translated en berne. but more accurately would
be pavilion renverse).
Bertha, f., (proper name) (mil. slang) heavy shell
(42 cm.)/
bessonneau, m., (aero.fam.) canvas hangar.
bestiau, m., (mil. slang) horse.
bfcton, m., (cons.) concrete;
armc, reenforced concrete, ferroconcrete.
betonner, v. t., (cons.) to build of concrete:
betterave, f., beet.
beuglant, m., (mil. slang) concert hall, (Saumr.r,
slang).
Bicot, m., (mil. slang) the Arabs, Berbers, of North
Africa; sometimes the Senegalese.
blcyclette, f., bicycle;
automobile, motorcycle;
& cadre riaide, ordinary bicycle;
& petrole, motorcycle;
pliantc, folding bicycle;
a vapeur, steam bicycle.
bidoche, f., (mil. sfang) meat.
bielle, f., (macJi.) connecting rod; (mach. gun) cartridge
guide cam;
d'accouplement, y. barre d'accouplement;
de commandc, driving rod;
de connexion, v. barre de connexion;
de direction, v. barre de direction;
afourche, forked connecting rod;
pied de. , piston end of a connecting rod;
de poussee, radius rod;
de reaction, reaction rod;
tete de , crank end of a connecting rod.
biellette, f., (mach.) link.
biffin, m., (mil. slang) infantryman.
bigorre, f., (mil. slang) colonial artillery (French
Army).
bilateral, a., bilateral; (telephone, etc.) both sending
and receh ing.
billard, m., billiards, billiard
operating table (medical).
bille, f., marble;
table; (mil. slar.z)
de securite, (trench art.) safety ball.
billet, m., (com.) bill; (r. r.) ticket;
d'entree, (mil.med.) admission order;
defamille, (r. r.) family ticket;
individvel, (r. r.) single ticket;
au porteur, (com.) promissory note;
de sortie, (mil. med.) discharge order;
d'urgcnce, (mil. med.) emergency order.
biphase, a., (elec.) two-phase.
biplace, m., (aero) two seater.
biplan, m., (aero) biplane.
bique, f., (mil. slang) old horse.
bi-relringent, a., double refracting.
bissecter, v. t., to bisect.
bistro, m., (mil. slang) bar keeper.
bizut, m., (mil. slang) a "piebe" at the Polytet'.:nique;
(also used by other great schools).
blessfe, a., wounded;
(mil.) grand , severely wounded man.
bleu, a,, blue; m., blue sky; (mil slang) "rookie" :
horizon, (Fr. a.) horizon blue, (color of field
uniform);