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habillage 547 imperiale
habillage, m., fitting;
des roues, (auto.) equipment of wheels (with
rubber tires).
hale-a-bord, m., (nav.) inhaul.
haleur, m.. hauler.
halte-repas, f., (mil} the same as station , q. v.
hangar, m., (aero.) hangar, shelter;
fixe, stationary hangar;
de toile, canvas hangar.
tournant, revolving hangar.
haras, m., stud farm.
hauban, m., (aero.) wire, bracing wire; guy wire
haubannage, m., (aero.) bracing, rigging, stays
generic terra for the haubans, q. Y.
hausse, f., (art., sm. a.) roar-sight, elevation;
angle de -, v. s. v. angle;
arc dc , (art.) elevation arc;
. de combat, (sm. a., inf.) battle sight;
goniometrique, (art.) goniometric sight;
independante, (art.) independent sight;
du moment, (art.) elevation of the moment
(as fixed by local conditions at the time);
optique, (sm. a.) telescopic sight.
hauteur, f., height;
couvrante, (mil.) height of cover;
prendre de la , (aero.) to rise.
hauturier, a. , on the high seas, high sea;
service , (aero.) high sea aviation service.
hecto, m., hectolitre.
hoctometrique, a., hectometric.
hence, i.,(mach. . etc.) screw, propeller; (aero.) screw
tractor); propeller (pusher):
ascensionnelle, (aero.) lifting propeller (of a
helicopter e);
enoois, wood propeller;
& deux branches, two bladed propeller;
& droite, (gauche), right (left) handed propeller;
metallique, metal propeller;
& pales souples, (aero.) flexible propeller;
pas det' , pitch of the propeller;
& pas constant, true screw propeller;
propulsive, (aero.) driving propeller;
reversible, reversible screw, screw with reversible
blades;
souffle de I' , (aero.) propeller wash;
souple, v. & pales souples.
sustentatrice, (aero.) supporting propeller;
tractive (aero.) tractor.
hfilicoptere, m., (aero.) helicopter.
heliographe, m., (mil. fig.) heliograph.
h6risson,m., hedgehog; (mil.) (polyhedral obstacle
of barbed wire nailed to the ends of three stakes
at right angles to one another), wire hedgehog,
hedgehog.
heterodyne, m., (elec.) heterodyne.
heure, f., hour; time;
legale, (in France) Greenwich time.
heurt, m., shock, collision;
d'armes, shock of arms.
hierarchiser, v. t., to arrange in order of seniority,
or of rank.
hippodrome, m., (man) riding field, ground (e. g.,
Verrie near Saumur).
hippomobile, a., horse-drawn.
hippomobilisme, m., hippomobilism (horse,
distinguished frfrom motor, traction).
idee f idea*
'he manoeuvre, (mil.) fundamental idea of the
plan d' ensemble, q. v.
ignifuge, a., fireproof, t
ignifuger, v. t., to make fireproof.
Hot, m., islet;
de resistance, (mil. ) (any point, or portion of a
position, prepared to resist capture, to oner
resistance, e. g., segment actif, q. v.); (isolated)
point of resistance.
hoi iime, m. , man;
s 32-40, (mil., r. r.) legend on railway car,
meaning that 32 men with, 40 without, their
equipment, may be taken on board;
de chambre, (mil.) room orderly;
de communication (mil.) agent of communication
(more especially) runner.
homme-bafonnette, in., (mil.) man who explores
a cleaned out trench, bayonet-man.
hOpital, m., hospital (ourable cases);
de Vinterieur, (mil. med.) base hospital;
militaire, (mil. med.) military, army, hospital.
hdpital-annexe, m., hospital annex.
horaire, m., (r. r.) schedule; (any) schedule, time
table.
horlogerie, f., clock work;
mouvement d' , clock work.
hospice, m.,
ables).
hospital (aged persons, and incur-
hospitaliser, v. t., (TntZ. med.)tosendtoahospital.
hostau, m., (mil. slang) hospital.
hostcau, m., (mil. slang) hospital.
hotte, f., scuttle;
porte-bombes, (trench art.), (fort of) bomb
scuttle.
houille, f., coal;
blanche, water power.
houppelande, f., great-coat, long coat (e. g., Cossack
coat).
houppette, f., tassel; (unif.) tuft (as of a helmet).
hourd, m., (sawyer's) trestle.
houseaux, m. pi., leggings.
housse, f., cover; (auto.) spare tire cover.
huile, f., oil;
les s, (mil. slang) staff officers;
& cylindre, (mach.) cylinder oil;
de graissage, (mach.) lubricating oil;
lampante, mineral oil; petroleum;
legere, light oil;
lourde, heavy oil;
h mecanisme, (mach.) machine oil;
h mouvement, v. to, mecanisme.
huileux, a., oily.
huis, m., door (obs. except in the following expression).
& clos, behind closed doors (courts, etc.);
'-
demander le clos, (courts, etc.) to ask that the
court be cleared and closed.
luimide, a., humid, damp;
& n o/o, (expl.) of gun cotton, containing n
o/o of moisture.
hutte, f., hut;
en clayonnage, wattle hut.
hydravion, m., (aero.) seaplane.
hydroaeroplane, m., (aero.) hydroairplane.
hydro-avion, m., (aero.) seaplane.
hydrocarbure, f., (chcm.) hydrocarbon.
hydroplanant, a., (aero.) water floating.
hydroplane, m., (aero.) hydroplane.
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Immatriculation, f., (auto.) registering.
immeuble, a., real (of estate); m., real property,
real estate, house.
immobilisation, f., (mach.) locking.
immobiliser, v. t., (mach.) to lock; to hold in
place.
impedance, f., (elec.) impedance.
imperiale, f., roof, top of a carriage.