A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

cartouche 523 chambre
cartouche de stand (t. p.) sort of gallery-practice
cartridge (to be used, Fr. a., when a range is
not available);
de s Arete, (so called) riot cartridge (fragmentation
bullet).
carton che-indicattf, f., (mil.} indentineation cartridge
(giving the call letter, signal number, or
private signal of an airplane).
cartouche-relais, f., (trench art.) relay cartridge
(German 18cm. projectile).
cartouche-signal, f., (mil.) signal cartridge.
case, f., hut; compartment;
d'armon, (art.) side-rail box;
& nids, nest case, nest compartment (pigeons).
casematage, m., (art., fort.) casemating, protection.
easier, m., case (box or chest divided into compartments);
& bombes, (trench art.) bomb case;
porte-bombes, (trench art.) shell rack (transportation);
telephoniquc, head set.
caso, m., (mil. slang) casoar or plume (worn by St.
Cyrions on their shakos).
casoar, m., (unif.) plume (worn by cadets of St.
Cyr on their shakos).
casque, m., (telephone) head set; (mil.) steel helmet
(casque Adrian);
colonial, (unif., Fr. a.) the helmet worn by
French colonial troops;
ft pointe (mil. slang) bomb of the Erhardt
trench mortar.
casse-pierre, m., (rain.) rock crusher (drill).
casser, v. t., (mil. law) to disapprove the verdict
of a court-martial;
un arret, (law) to reverse a verdict and send
the case back.
cassis, m., water-bar.
catapulte, f., catapult.
cat^gorie, 1, category;
speciale, ( Fr. a.) special class of list of horses
for staff or detached officers.
cause, f., case, cause;
hors de , (mil.) out of action
caution, f., guarantee; (adm.) deposit; guarantee;
se porter pour quelqu'un, to guarantee a
person.
cautioimement, m., (adm.) bonding.
cautionner, v. t., (adm.) to bond.
cavaleric, f.. cavalry;
d'armee, army cavalry (charged with exploration
at a distance);
de corps, corps cavalry;
divisionnaire, divisional cavalry.
cavalier, a., (drawing) cavalier; m., horseman;
staple (nail); (mil.) trooper, cavalryman;
colombophile, (mil.) cavalry pigeon man;
projection e, (drawing) cavalier projection;
We f, (drawing) view in cavalier projection.
cavltation, f., (aero.) cavitation.
cecite, f., blindness;
nonoculaire, blindness in one eye.
ceinturage, m., (mil.) belting of crossroads in
trenches, by a passage.
ceinture, f., belt;
(pont) wale (metallic boat);
de roue, caterpillar chain.
de surcti, (aero., etc.) safety belt;
ceinturer, v. t., to belt.
un carrefour (mil.) to belt a crossroads by a
passage.
ceinturon, m., (mil.) waistbelt;
porte-grenades, grenade belt.
cellule, f., cell; (aero.) the "box" formed, e. g., by
the upper and lower wings of a biplane as
joined by stanchions and braces; the aeroplane
minus the engine set; cell.
centrage, in., (aero.) question of centers of an airplane.
central, m., (mil, nig., etc.) central, central post,
central station (o. g., central observing station;
no reference to post of commanding offl-
aero, central aeronautic station;
b, 5, etc., directions, 6-, etc., wire central;
aerostier, (mil. telephone) balloon central station;
de groupement, ,(mil telephone) the central
of a groupement, q. y., of artillery;
d' observation, (mil. telephone) station at terminus
of an extension line (original transmitting
station for observations);
de reglage, (mil. telephone) transmitting station
(junction of branches with main line).
central-arrifcre, m., (mil telephone) central in rear
of the front (artillery system) for the higher
command, and balloons.
central-avant, m., (mil telephone) front central
(near the front; artillery system).
centre, m., center; in general, central point (in
many relations); (aero., etc.) aviation center, or
establishment, for instruction, research, etc.
(may be established on battle field);
de compositions et d'examen oral, place where
examinations are held; examining point;
& 5 confondus, (aero.) with coinciding centers;
d'examen oral, place where an oral examination
is held;
de fabrication de pain, ( Fr. a.) central bakery;
hospitaller, (mil med.) any permanent or
temporary hospital in rear of an army in the
field, and in the occupied region;
d' instruction, (Fr. a.) officer's school (behind
the lines);
d' observation, (aero.) (captive) balloon center
(in sieges);
oral, v. d'examen oral;
-de renseignements, (mil) collection station,
(of information, etc., respecting the enemy,
the terrain, etc.; receives airplane observations
for large units in march, and is established
on the line of march);
de resistance, (mil.) to-day, the combination
of points d'appui, q. v.;
[1 centre=3 (for example) points d'appui;
1 point d'appui=4 (for example) segments
actifs;
1 segment actif= line or points actively held.]
centre-6cole, m., (aero.) aviation school.
cercle, m., circle, cask;
& calculer. circular calculation machine;
de charge, (aero.) ring or circle carrying the
car; suspension ring;
de suspension, y.
de charge;
de visee, (art.) aiming circle.
cercle-entretoise, m., (art.) circular transom.
cerf-volant, m., kite;
cellulaire, box-kite.
cerf-voliste, m., (aero.) kite man.
chaine, f., chain, (mil) chain, line, (of markers,
of runners, may serve to establish a liaison);
d'agrafage, securing chain;
de relevage, (art.) lifting chain;
& rouleaux, roller chain;
semi-rigide, sprocket chain.
silenciense, silent chair;
chalnette, f., small chain;
arrachc-clous, v. arrache-clous;
d'epaule, (unif.) shoulder chains.
chalneur, m., (mil) sand-bag passer.
chaise, f., chair;
& bascule, rocking chair.
chaleur, f., heat;
craint la , keep cool, keep away from boilers
(on cases, etc., for shipment).
chalumcau, m., blowpipe;
oxyhydrique, oxhydrogen blowpipe, compound
blowpipe;
oxyacelilenique, oxyacetyline blowpipe (used
for cutting steel).
chambre, f., chamber, room; space;
& air, inner tube, air tube (of a tire);