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croiser, v. t., to cross;
lesfeux, (mil.) to cross fire.
croiseur, m., (nav.) cruiser;
amen, (aero.) a dirigible of over 9,000 cubic
meters.
croiseur-atelier, m., (nav. aero.) mother ship.
croisillon, m., (aero.) bracing wire;
d'un cardan, cardan cross-bar.
croissant, m., tread (of a rubber or pneumatic
tire).
croix, cross; the Legion of Honor (which is not a
cross, but a five-pointed star);
dite de consolation, (Fr. a.) Legion of Honor
given to officers upon retirement;
de bois, (mil. slang) to be killed;
gagner la
de guerre, (Fr. a.) cross of war (decoration);
la , (used alone) the cross of the Legion of
Honor;
verte, (mil.) green cross (mark on German gas
shells).
Croix-Rouge, f., the Red Cross, Red Cross Society.
croquis, m., sketch;
d'objectifs, (art.) large scale plan of the terrain
on which targets are found (trench artillery);
panoramique, a detailed perspective sketch on
large scale;
pcrspectif, (mil.) perspective (landscape)
sketch;
planimetrique, sketch plan.
crosse, f., sort of half C-spring;
de queue, (aero.) tail skid;
tubulaire, (art.) tubular trail.
crosser, v. t., to strike with the butt of the rifle.
croupe, f., (hipp.) croup;
en dedans, (man.) (of the horse) croup toward
center of hall;
en dehors, (man.) (of the horse) croup away
from center of hall.
croupion, m., rump.
cruchon, m., jug.
cube, m., cube;
aplati, (mil.) obstacle of barbed wire (diagonals
and sides of a parallelepiped);
d'eau, (steam) volume of water of a boiler.
cuir, m., leather;
d'embraijage, (macli.) clutch leather;
les s, (mil. slang) cuirassiers;
nourrir les s, to keep leather in good condition
by rubbing hi grease, oil, etc.
cuirasse, f., casing, i. e., auto frame made in one
piece.
cuirasse, m., (nav.) armored ship;
de course, armored cruiser.
cuirasser, v. t., (nav.) to armor;
a n mm., to put on n mm. armor.
cuisine, f., kitchen;
roulante, (mil.) traveling, roiling, kitchen.
cuisiniere, f., cook;
militaire, range for military kitchens.
cuistance, f., (mil. slang) food.
cuistancier, m., (mil. slang) cook.
cuistot, m. (mil. slang) cook (sometimes spelt
cuistau).
cuivre, m., (met.) copper;
rouge, copper.
cuivrerie, f., brass work, brasses.
dactylo, m., (/am.) typewriter (person).
dactylographe, m., typewriter (person), typist.
dalle, f., (cons.) plate, (of glass, etc.);
brute coulee, rough (glass) plate;
moulee, molded (glass) plate;
polie, polished (glass) plate;
quadrillee, checkered (glass) plate.
dam, m., damage.
dais, m., rigid top, roof, of a (an open) carriage,
automobile, etc.
D.
culasse, f., (mach.) top of a cylinder (steam, motor,
etc.), cylinder head, cap (more esp.) explosion
chamber or space; (art.) breech block;
d bloc, hemispherical breech plug (Canet);
& coin, (art.) wedge breech closure;
& eau, (macJi.) water cooled cylinder top;
tt manoeuvre rapide, (art.) quick-motion
screw;
mobile de rechange, (mach. gun) spare breechblock;
tige de , (art.) breech-screw guide rod (155 C.);
& vis (art.) screw breech closure.
culbute, f., (sm. a., art.) tumbling (of a projectile).
culbuter, v. n., (art., sm. a.) to tumble (of a projectile).
culbuteur, m., (mach.) rocking lever, tappet lever;
rocker;
arbre de , rocker shaft.
culot, m., (elec.) housing or casing of a spark plug,
screw plug.
culotte, f., (mach.) Y joining two pipes to one,
Y-j oint , fork ;(art.) breech-mass ( trench mortar) ;
d'echappement, (mach.) bridge piece of a
muffler or silencer;
hfond double, (unif.) reenforced breeches.
cure-dents, m., tooth-pick; (mil. slang) bayonet.
cure-pipe, m., pipe cleaner.
cursoir, m., slide.
cursometre, m., speedometer.
cuve, f., vat, tank;
h lavage, (phot.) washing tray;
de niveau constant, (mach.) float chamber.
cuvette, f., small cup or cup-shaped vessel (in
many relations); (in some relations) female
cone; (lop.) circular depression in the ground,
sink hole;
abreuvoir, horse trough (hi a stable);
d'un canal, wetted cross section of a canal;
defriction, (mach.) female friction cone;
d photographic, (phot.) photographic tray,
developing tray.
cycle, m., cycle; bicycle;
of a
moteur complet, (mach.) complete cycle
motor;
d n temps, n-period cycle.
cycliste, m., cyclist;
bataillon , (mil.) cyclist battalion;
compagnie , (mil.) cyclist company.
cyclomfctre, m., cyclometer.
cylindre, m., cylinder;
s accoles, (mach.) group of cylinders cast in
one piece;
& ailettes, (mach.) ribbed cylinder;
ft eau chaude, (mach.) hot-water tank;
& gaz, (mil.) gas cylinder;
incendiaire, (mil.) incendiary cylinder.
sjumeles, (mach.) twin cylinders (cast in sets
of twos);
de n millimetres d'alesage, (mach.) an n-millemeter
cylinder;
pliant, (mil. sig.) collapsible cylinder (black
cloth, 15 cm. long at rest 1.15 m. long when
pulled out mounted on cable of a balloon and
used for signaling):
d refroidiftsement par ailettes, (mach.) flangecooled
cylinder;
ssepares, (mach.) cylinders cast separately.
cylindree, f., cylinder-full.
cylindre-lrein, m., (art.) cylinder brake.
dame, f., lady;
employee, (Fr. adm.) title of women employed
in the services of posts and telegraphs.
dame-jeanne, f., demijohn.
de, m., thimble;
a- coudre, thimble.
dCbarquer, v. t., to disembark; to detrain.
debat, m., debate, discussion;
s d'un proces, (lau~) argument of a cause or
case.