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dbattre, v. t., to debate; to argue (law) a case.
debit, m., delivery, output, outflow;
en amperes, (elec.) intensity;
de tabac, (Fr. adm.) tobacco shop (is a Government
monopoly);
visible, (mach.) sight feed, sight feed lubricator
(abbreviation of graissaged, debit visible).
debloquer, v. t., (mach. guns, etc.) to release, unclamp.
debolter, v. t., (art.) (of carriages) to wheel out of
column, to get on one side.
debouche, in., opening, outset (as, mil. of an
attack).
deboticher, v. t., (art.) to set a fuse;
& la main, to set a fuse by hand.
deboucbeur, m., (art.) fuse setter (cannoneer).
debouchoir, m., (art.) fuse-setter;
automatique, automatic fuse setter.
debout, adv., straight ahead, (as, siege, straight toward
the enemy).
debraille, a., (unif.) sloppy, illfitting.
debrayage, m., (mach. etc.) uncoupling, disengaging;
douille de , (mach. gun) feed drum clutch;
manette de . releasing handle.
dfcbrayer, v. t., (mach.) to disengage, to throw out;
(auto.) to change or throw out the speed gear.
debrouillard, a., resourceful, knowing;
officier , wide awake, resourceful, officer.
debronille, f., v. Systeme Z>.
decalage, m., (aero.) stagger (of the wings); (elec.)
displacement; [dlcaJage as defined in Report
No. 9, National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics,
should not be confused with the
decalage translated above.]
decale, a., staggered;
en arriere (aero.) antistaggered;
en avant, (aero.) staggered.
decalement, m., v. decalage, (aero.)
dccaler, v. t., to set, stagger (in a number of relations).
dCcalotter, v. t., (art.) to uncap (a projectile).
decametre, m., decameter; (surv.) 10-meter tape;
en ruban, (surv.) (ordinary linen) tape.
deceinturage, m., removal of a tire; (art.) stripping
of a rotating band.
deceinturer, v. t.. to strip off, remove, a tire;
(art.) to strip oft the rotating band.
decentrement, m., (mach. etc.) eccentricity.
decharge, f., (adm.) receipt, release; (elec.) discharge;
aperiodique, (elec.) dead-beat discharge;
courant de , (elec.) discharging current;
oscillante, oscillatoire, (elec.) oscillating discharge.
decharger, v. t., to unload;
se , (elec.) (of a storage battery) to run down.
decfaeance, ;., (adm.) limitation, statute of limitation.
dechet, m., waste;
de pctrole, waste oil.
decmrure, f., tear; (aero.) rip;
corde de , v. s. v. corde;
panneau de , v. s. v. panneau;
triangle de , (aero.) rip triangle;
volet de , (areo.) ripping panel.
decigrade, m., decigrade (tenth of a degree in the
centesimal division of the circumference).
decimetre, m., decimeter;
double , double 10-centimeter scale (drawing).
decision, f., decision;
presidentielle, (in France) executive approval
of a ministerial proposition (no special decree
being issued).
declanchement, m., v. declenchement.
declancher, v. t., v. deckncher.
declenchement, m., unlatching, unloosing;
(mach.) release (act, and gear for act);
appareil de , (mach.) releasing gear, release;
declenchement d'une attaquc, (mil.) loosing,
launching of an attack;
d'un tir, (art.) opening of fire (connotation
of suddenness).
dCclencher, v. t., to unlatch;
unc altaque, (mil.) to let go, launch, an
attack;
le tir, (art.) to open fire, (connotation of
suddenness).
decoloration, f., (wireless) decoherence.
decoherer, v. n., (wireless) to decohere.
dCcohesion, f., (wireless) decoherence; (aero.) act
of leaving the ground (of an airplane, in
starting), getting off.
decollage, m., (mach.) starting, releasing.
decollement, m., (fam., mil.) act of decoller, q. v.
decoller, v. n., (mach.) to start; (aero.) to leave
the ground (aeroplane in starting), to get off;
(fam. mil.) (of cavalry officers of high, grade)
to cut loose from their troops, ride out in front
to see for one's self, to show some independence.
decombres, f. pi., rubbish (of a demolished building).
dCcommaiider, v. t., to countermand.
decompresses, m., (mach.) relief valve;
robinet relief , cock.
decompression, f., (mach.) compression relief (of
a motor cylinder); half-compression device;
reduction (as of pressure);
came de , relief cam;
robinet de relief cock.
decoration, f., decoration;
coloniale, (Fr. a.) decoration for colonial
sendee.
decouyert, m., (adm.) deficiency, (amount by
which receipts fail to come up to budgetary
expenditures).
decouvrir, v. t., (pont.) to take up chess.
decret, m., in France, any acte of the President;
presidential decree;
en la forme des reglements d'administration
publique, a special administrative decree;
general v. reglcmentaire;
indimduel, v. special;
portant reglement, (mil.) a decree having the
force of a regulation, or constituting a regulation;
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administration publique,
a decree haying the effect of law in the public
administration, (must have been passed upon
by the Conseil d'Etat in general assembly);
reglementaire, presidential decree, having the
character of law, and treating of general inter-
ests;
special, presidential decree, administrative
in character, and affecting private or individual
interests.
d6cret-loi, m., decree having the force of law.
decrocher, v. a., to unhook; to disengage, tear
loose (e. g., (mil.) the enemy);
son troisieme galon au choix, (mil. slang) to
get one's captaincy by selection (said of a lieutenant).
se , (mil.) to withdraw (from the combat).
deculasser, v. t. or n., (mil. slang) to fall from a
horse, or to cause to fall from a horse.
detloublement, m., duplication (e. g., of images
in certain field glasses, etc.).
defaut, m., defect, default;
faire , (law) to default, fail to appear.
d&endable, a., defensible.
defendre, v. t., (law) to be a defendant.
defense,/., defense; (law) defense;
cotiere, (art.) coast defense;
s maritimes, (fort.) works on the sea front;
s terrestrcs, (fort.) works on the land front.
defilement, m., (mil.) defilade;
complet, complete defilade, flash defilade.
defiler, v. t., to cover;
aux vues, to keep (a company, etc.), frcia
being seen, to protect from view.