A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

ligne 551 maison
ligne reservee (mil. telephone) line reserved for
special purpose ;
deresistaixe, line of trenches of the first line.
lino of resistance;
de resistance des avant-postes, line of supports;
de retenue, (ponL, etc.) holdfast;
de sections par guatre (dcur, un), line of sections
in columns of fours (squads, U. S. A.) of
twos, of single files;
de separation, (inst.) line of separation (range
finder);
dc soutien, line of support, of supporting
trenches;
de surveillance, outer line nearest the enemy,
lookout line;
de surveillance des avant-postes, toe of observation.
de vol, (aero.) line of flight.
limousine, f., (auto.) limousine.
llngue, m., (mil. slang) knife.
linguet, m., catch;
de dHente, (macJi.) spring catch;
d'entrainemem, (mach.) driving pawl;
de retenue, (mach.) catch.
liquide, m., liquid;
excitateur, (elec.) active or exciting liquid of a
cell.
lisser, v. t., to smooth, smooth down.
Hste, f., list;
generate de classement. general standing,
(schools).
Bstel, m., (art.) fillet (of the mushroom head).
lit, m., bed;
& rabattement, folding bed.
lit-canape, m., sofa bed;
ft rabattement, folding sofa bed.
lit-cantine, m., sort of box bed.
lit-salon, m., (r. r.) parlor sleeping-car.
ttvrable, a., (adm.) to be delivered (of goods, etc.,
under a contract).
Hvre, m., book;
bleu, Blue Book (and so of other colors).
Hvret-guide-horaire, m., (r. r.) railway guide and
time-table.
inacavoue, m., (mil. slang) shell.
machine, f., bicycle; (mach.) machine;
ft conacnseur ft surface, (steam) surface condensing
engine;
ft decoudre, (mil. slang) machine gun;
heprouver, testing machine;
ft explosions, explosion engine;
ft piston, generic term for piston, as distinguished
from turbine, engines:
simple, (r. r.) locomotive without cars;
& turbines, turbine engine.
machoire, f., jaw; (mach., etc.) clamp;
de blocage, (trench art.) clamp.
madrier, m., thick plank;
- de retenue (trench art.), retaining timber.
magasin, m., (expl.) priming charge seat;
central automobile, (Fr. a.) mechanical transport
repair shop.
magistral, m., (law) magistrate;
instructeur, committing magistrate;
du siege, (Fr. law) judge.
magistrature, f., (law) magistracy, the bench;
assise, (Fr. law) judges proper, as distinguished
from debout;
debout, (Fr. law) the parquet, court officials.
magneto, f., (elec.) magneto;
ft avance automatique, automatic lead magneto;
ft avance fixe, fixed lead magneto;
ft avance variable, adjustable lead magneto;
iibasse tension, low-tension magneto;
blindee, cased magneto;
ft bougies, high-tension magneto;
livrct-horaire, m., (r. r.) timetable.
lobe, f., lobe.
longeron, m., side piece, stringer; (aero.) longeron
(of the fuselage), spar (of a wing);
d'aile, (aero.) wing spar;
de queue, (aero.) tailpiece.
longue-vue, f., telescope;
binocufaire (monoculaire) It prismes, binocular
(monocular) prismatic telescope.
louche, f., ladle.
loup, m., mask; (mil.) face mask (of a gas mask.)
loupe, f., magnifying glass;
d'horloger, jeweler's magnifying glass.
lourd, a., heavy;
du nez, (aero.) head heavy, heavy at the ndse
(airplane);
- de la queue, (aero.) tail heavy (air plane);
plus quc I'air, (aero.) heavier-than-air (i. o.
air planes).
lovage, m., (cord.) coil of rope, act of coiling.
laver, v. t., (cord.) to coil a rope.
lubrefler, v. t., to lubricate.
lueur, f., gleam; flash;
de depart, (art.) flash of discharge.
lumiere, f., light;
aveuglante (auto., etc.) blinding light.
lunette, f., telescope; (in pi.) goggles, spectacles;
(mil.) lunette;
acoustique, (mil.) acoustic telescope (listening
apparatus, sound liaison), ear trumpet;
aplatie, (mil.) half-redoubt (open in rear);
d'aviateur, (aero.) goggles;
de batterie, (art.) battery commander's telescope;
caoutchouc, (mil.) eyepiece, rubber mounted,
in certain gas masks;
panoramique. (art. ) panoramic sight ;
de pointage, (art.) telescopic sight;
sportives, automobile spectacles, goggles;
devisee, (art.) battery commander's telescope.
Luxembourg, (a palace in Paris; by metonymy)
the Senate.
lyddite, f., (expl.) lyddite.
lyre, f., lyre; stirrup (of a rowlock).
M.
magneto ft haute fcnszora, high-tension magneto;
ft inducteur tournant, stationary armature
magneto;
ft induit oscillant, oscillating, rocking armature,
magneto;
ft induit tournant, revolving armature magneto
(usual type);
ft rupteurs, low-tension magneto;
ft rupture, make-and-break magneto;
ft volet, ft volet(s) tournant(s) stationary
armature magneto.
mahomet, m., (fam.) hair of the head left long in
front.
main, f., hand;
courante, handrail;
en , (man.) in hand (i. e., led, not ridden);
djumelles, (mach.) link spring hanger or carrier;
se mettre en s, (mil.) to get, come, to grips;
mise en s, (mil.) getting to grips;
remettre en , (mil.) to collect, get, all one's
men, troops, together;
de ressort, (mach.) spring hanger; dumb-iron;
simple, (mach.) spring hanger; dumb-iron.
main-d'qeuvre. f.. labor;
militaire, (mil.) enlisted workmen.
mainmorte, f., (law) mortmain.
maison, f., house;
de compagnie, (mil. fam.) company barracks,
(i. e., special or separate barracks, and so of
other units).
de detention, prison;
deforce, prison;