A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

Fritz 544 gare
Fritz, m., proper name, German; (mil. slang) German
soldier.
front, m., front;
de mer, (fort) sea front;
de terre, (fort) land front.
frontifere, f., frontier;
corps , (mil.) (corps stationed along the
frontier) frontier corps, troops.
frottement, m.. friction;
& , with a friction fit;
& doux, with easy friction fit.
frotteur, m., (elec.) wiping contact, brush.
fuir, v. n., to leak.
fuite, f., leak; leak of information (as to an enemy
listening post).
fviseau, m., spindle;
dedechirure, (aero.) ripping strip or panel,
rip strip.
fusSe, f., (artif.) rocket (any de-sice having a rocket
stick); (art.) fuse; (auto.) stub axle;
chenille, (artif.) "caterpillar" rocket (form
of signal produced);
derivee, (mil. min.) secondary train, fuse,
match;
drapeau, (artif.) " flag " rocket (form of signal
produced);
eclairante, (artif.) flare;
a friction, (art.) friction fuse;
instantanee, (art.) instantaneous fuse;
instantanee allongee, (art.) super instantaneous
fuse;
maitresse, (mil. min.) principal train, fuse,
match;
& parachute, parachute fuse;
porte-retard, delay action fuse;
& retard, (art.) delay-action fuse (adjustable);
retardee, (art.) fuse set for delayed action;
delayed fuse:
Gabarit, m., gauge;
de chargement, (tr. art.) depth gauge.
gabillot, m., toggle.
gabion, m., (mil.) gabion;
pliant, folding gabion (hinged cases, fold
flat for transportation).
gache, f., recess;
de chargement, (tr. art.) loading slot;
defermeture, (tr. art.) locking slot;
d'ouverture, (tr. art.) opening slot.
gaffe, f., boat hook;
haut les s, (pont) up boat hooks.
gaffer, v. t., to pole (a boat).
gaffeur, m., poleman (boats).
gagner, v. t., to reach (a place).
galne, f., (sm. a.) holster.
gatne-relais, f., (trench art.) booster.
galere, f., galley.
galerie, f., frame or luggage guard, on top of an
omnibus, automobile, etc.;
changement de , (mil. min.) change of gallery
(passage from a gallery to a smaller at same
level and in same direction);
de depart, (mil. min.) gallery of departure
(one from which a return is made);
de retour, (mil. min.) return gallery.
galet, m., (mach.) roll; follower, cam follower;
-de bouche, (art.) muzzle roller (75 mm., 155
CTR);
& came (art., etc.) cam roller;
de friction, friction roller;
de roulement, (art.) roller;
de roulement d, ressorts, (art.) spring roller.
galetouse, f., (mil. slang) bowl, porringer,
galon, m., (mil.) stripe (insignia of grade);
& deux, trois, etc.. (mil. slang) method of
describing a staff officer having assimilated
rank, (e. g.. veterinaireli trois a veterinarian
having assimilated rank of captain).
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tus&esans retard, (art.) instantaneous fuse:
sensible, sensitive fuse;
universelle, universal fuse.
fusCe-dfitonateur, f., (art.) detonating fuse, percussion
fuse.
fusee-signal, f., (sig.) signal rocket.
fuselage, in., (aero.) fuselage.
fuseie, a., (aero.) faired, streamlined.
fuser, v. t. n., to fuse; (in motors, of the vaporized
gases) to form solid drops; torecombine into
drops.
fusible, a., fusible; m., (elec.) fusible plug, fuse.
fusiforme, a., spindle-shaped.
fusil, m., gun;
aviomatique, (mil.) automatic rifle;
lance-cartouche, (artif.) signal rifle;
lance-cartouche Eclairante (artif.) gun to fire
the cartouche eclairante d, parachute, q. v.;
lance-grenades, (sm. a.) grenade rifle;
mitrailleuse, (mil.) automatic rifle;
signakur, (mil.) signal rifle.
fusilier, (mil.) fusileer; (Fr. a.) (name formerly
given to the aide-grenadier, q. v. ; present name
of the soldier carrying and working the fusilmitraillcur,
q. v.) automatic rifleman; (in a narrower
sense, to-day) man who explores a cleanedout
trench;
mitrailleur, (Fr. a.) man who works a/n*mitrailleur,
automatic rifleman.
fusil-mitrailleur, m., (sm. a., Fr. a.) automatic
rifle, machine rifle.
fusionner,v. a., to consolidate (as reports, accounts,
papers, etc.).
fut, m., barrel;
petrolier, oil barrel.
fut6e,f., mastic.
gamelle, f., cup, bowl; (mil. slang) the German
77 mm. shell.
garage, m., (auto.) garage; (mil.) turn-out, by-pass,
(in a trench), recess, storage recess;
& I'eau, basin for boats;
b, sec, sort of dry basin for storing boats.
garance, f., madder (red);
pur de , (fam. mil.) free of madder, (said by
chasseurs of themselves, in allusion to their
blue trousers, as compared with the madder
trousers of the French infantry of the line).
garde, f., guard; (art.) guard plate (to protect gunfirer
against recoil);
entiere, (sm. a.) solid basket hilt;
prendre la , (mil.) to march on guard;
prise de la , (mil.) marching on guard;
de surete (mach.) lock (e. g., of an admission
cock).
garde, m., watchman;
des votes et communications, (mil.) track
watcher (generally a territorial).
garde-boue, m., mud guard (any vehicle).
garde-chaine, m., chain guard (in general).
garde-crottin, m., mud guard.
garde-6curie, f., (mil.) stable guard.
garde-voie(s), m., (mil.) railroad watchman (taken
from the territorials).
gardiennage, m., (duty, office of a gardien) ward,
wardship.
gare, f., (r. r.) station;
destinataire, station of destination;
d'evacuation, (Fr. a.) (origin of railway transportation
from the front, i. e., the gare de
ravitaillement becomes the gare d'evacuation)t
evacuation station;
d'evitement, (mil.) turn-out, by-pass, in a
trench;
mettre en . to turn over to a railway for shipment,
to ship by rail;
de groupement de betail, (Fr.a.) cattle station
(meat for troops);