A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

lechage 550 lighc
lechage, m., licking;
surface de , (mach.)
posed to the air.
(in radiators) surface ex-
leger, a., light;
la e, (Fr. cav.) the light cavalry;
plus que I'air, (aero.) lighter-than-air (i. e.,
balloons).
lentille, f.. (opt.) lens;
b, echelons, Fresnel lens.
lest-eaii, m., water ballast.
lettre,!., letter;
collective, (France) circular issued by a minister
of the Government
de creance et de pouvoirs, minister's, ambassador's
credentials;
double, double weight letter;
morte, dead letter;
-ordinaire, any personal letter or note (excludes
post cards and registered letters);
s de rapvel, letter of recall of an ambassador;
s scmaphoriques, semaphore signal letters;
simple, single-weight letter.
leve-auto, m., motor jack.
levfce, f., lift of a valve;
d'un corps, (at a funeral) removal of the body
for burial; (in some cases exposure of, for purposes
of identification).
lever, m., survey;
de batiment, (surv.) building survey;
des travaux souterrains, (surv.) mine surveying;
d vue, (top.) place sketch.
leve-roue, m., jack, carriage jack.
levier, m., lever;
[Except where otherwise indicated, the following
terms relate to machinery:]
d'accrochage, (art.) securing bolt;
d''admission (des gaz), throttle lever, gas cutoff,
gas lever;
d'armement, (much, gun) cocking lever (mod.
1907-T and others);
arrttoir, (mach. gun) barrel catch;
d'avance & I'allumage, sparking lever, timing
lever;
bascule, rocking lever, rocking arm;
de braquage, steering rod;
& chaine, (trench art.) traversing lever and
chain;
& charniere, hinged lever;
& cloche, gear shift lever;
de commande (aero., etc.) control lever; (auto.)
steering arm;
de
debrayage,
clutch throw-out lever; (mach.
gun) clutch lever;
de declenchement, (mil.) releasing lever (of
some forms of grenades); priming device;
de demontage, (auto.) tire lever;
. de
, demonte-pneu (auto.) tire lever;
de direction, (auto.) steering lever;
droit, crowbar;
d'equilibre, compensating lever, reaction rod;
fourchu, forked lever, forked bell-crank;
defrein, brake lever;
de gdchette, (mach. gun) sear lever;
de gauchissement, (aero.) warping lever, warp
control;
de manoeuvre, hand lever;
percuteur, (mach. gun) striker arm;
& pince, pinch bar;
de portage, (trench art.) carrying bar;
porte-galet, roller lever;
a poussette, spring lever (i. e., controlled or
released by a spring);
de prise d'air, air-admission lever;
de rcglage, (mach. gun) speed-regulating lever
(of the mod. 1907-T);
& renvoi, bell-crank lever;
& ressort, (art.) spring lever;
b rotule, rock shaft, rocking lever; steering
lever;
de rupture, swinging arm, hammer break;
de s&rete, securing lever, locking lever;
de tir et de surete, (mach. gun) regulator bolt
arm;
de vitesses, (mach.) change speed lever.
liaison, f., (mil.) liaison. [Wehave no one word in
English that exactly and conveniently translates
liaison in its military relations. It is
recommenced that the word be adopted into the
language.]
acoustique, liaison by sound signals, sound
liaison;
agent de , (should be an) officer (sometimes,
but exceptionally, a noncommissioned officer)
to transmit orders and get information; (by
popular usage includes any private or n. c. o.
that carries orders or goes on simple errands);
connecting file, liaison agent;
chefde la , (officer charged with the direction
of liaison duties) connecting officer, liaison
officer;
double , duplicate connection, liaison:
escadron de , (cav.) connecting squadron;
laterale, lateral liaison, side connections
(e. g., with an observation point to the right
or left);
pcrpendiculaire, liaison in depth.
liberation, f., (mil.) discharge;
acheter sa to , buy one's discharge;
definitive, final discharge.
libre, a. , (in matters of education) not given or supported
by the State (France);
lcve , pupil in a government school, but not
intending to go into government service
(France).
licence, f., patent.
lieutenant-aerostier, m., (aero.) balloon-lieutenant.
ligne, f., line; (mil.) line;
[Except where otherwise indicated, the
following terms are military:]
d'dbonnement, (mil. telephone) line always
open (as distinguished from others that are
opened only when needed, e. g., commanding
general's line) ;
bloquee, (r. r.) blocked line;
brisee, broken line (gives flanking fire);
de centres de resistance, (the first position, the
one nearest the enemy) line of centers of resistance;
hchevaux, (mil., pont.) picket line;
de combat, (Fr. a., m/-) (the first line of a
colonne double, q. v.) combat line;
de correspondance, (mil.) (carrier-pigeon) line
of correspondence;
de demarcation, (Fr. a.) (the line separating
the railways of the reseau des arme.es, from those
of the reseau de I'interieur, qq. v.) line of demarcation;
de demi-sections (escouades) par quatre (deux,
un), line of half sections (squads) in columns of
fours (twos, single file);
directe. (mil. telephone) direct telephone line;
enterree, (mil. telephone) buried line, underground
line;
d' escouades par un accolees, (Fr. a.) line of
squads in single file;
d'etapes, ( Fr. a.) line of supply from railway
station to the troops (exists when station is not
sufficiently near the troops);
de I'interieur, (r. r.) railway line not in the
theater of operations;
libre, (r. r.) clear line;
de mire du correcteur, (art.) corrector line of
sight;
de mire independante, (art.) independent line
of sight;
de navigation, (com.) steamship line;
neutre, (elec.) in a magnetic field, the line
separating the lines of force of opposite polarity;
neutral line;
la premiere , first line of fire trenches;
prendre to de mire, (t. p.) to sight, to look
along the line of sight;
protegee, (mil. telephone) protected lino (lies
in a trench or conduit ) ;
des reduits, line of works, redoubts;
de renforcement, ( Fr. a., inf.) (the second line
of a colonne double, q. v.) supporting line;
du rtscau des armees, (mil. r. r.) line in the
zone of operations;