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maison 552 marque
maison d'invalides, (mil.) "home," to which an
invalid soldier may return;
d'unKi, v. de compagnie.
maltre,m., master;
canonnier, (art.) master gunner (U.S. Art.);
d'equitation, (man.) riding master;
des requetcs. (France) (officer of the Council
of State), master of requests.
mattrise, f., mastery;
des mers, mastery of the seas, sea-power.
major, m., (mil.) (see main work);
des approches, (mil.) (in sieges) major of
approaches (field officer responsible for the
guard and police of the approaches, assistant
to the general dejour);
du bivouac (du cantonnement), admimstra-
'
tive officer, (assistant of commanding officer in
a bivouac or cantonment);
le gros , (mil. slang) soldiers' name for the
major (as being classically old, heavy and fat);
de promotion, (Fr. a.) number one of the
graduating class.
majoration, f., allowance (increase);
d'anciennete, (mil.) (increase in allowance of
time of length of service, in computing length
of service for promotion) time , allowance;
de service, (mil.) (in promotions, credit for
increased length of service, as by doubling time
in the field, etc.), service allowance.
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majorite , f., majority;
absolve, majority, true majority (i. e., not a
plurality);
relative, plurality (in an election).
maladie, f., sickness; disease;
d'aile. wing disease (pigeons).
male, a., male; m., (mach.) male hole.
malle, f., trunk;
de.faire une to , unpack a trunk;
faire une to , pack a trunk;
d'osier, (auto.) side basket.
inalleination, f., (hipp.) malleinization.
malleine, f., (hipp.) mallein;
epreuve de , mallein test for glanders.
mamelon, m., (top.) copple, knoll.
manche, f., sleeve, handle;
ft air, ventilating pipe or sleeve;
ft balai, (aero.) control lever; joystick;
de gonflcment, (aero.) inflating tube;
ft vent, wind cone.
manchctte, f., marginal note.
manclion,m., sleeve; (aero.) neck (of a balloon);
(mach.) locking sleeve, clutch; (art.) breech casing,
gun sleeve, recoil sleeve;
de chambre ft gaz, (mach. gun) gas chamber
sleeve;
d'embrayage, (mach.) clutch;
excentre, (art.) eccentric sleeve;
ft gorge, (mach.) slotted or grooved sleeve;
guide, (much, gun) (barrel) housing;
de propulsion, (mil.) cartridge sleeve (in some
forms of rifle grenade);
refrigerant, (mach. gun) cooling jacket;
h tourillons (art.) (trunnioned) recoil sleeve
(240 T. R.);
mandat,m., order; (law) summons;
d'amener, (law) summons;
sur la poste, postal money order;
telegraphique, telegraphic money order.
maneton, m., (mach.) crank pin.
manette, f., handle; clamp screw handle; (aero.)
auto.) throttle;
d'accelerateur, (mach.) spark lever;
d'admission des gaz, (mach.) throttle handle,
:
gas lever;
d'allumage, (mach.) ignition handle or lever;
d'avance ft Vallumage, (mach.) sparking ad-
vance lever or handle;
d'avance a I'allumage, (mach.) sparking advance
lever, timing lever, ignition lever;
de blocagc, (trench art.) locking handle;
de carburation, (mach.) gas lever;
des gaz, (mach.) throttle lever;
de senate, (inst.) clamping lever.
mantfestant, m., person who joins in a demonstration,
rioter.
manifestation, f., demonstration, riot.
manifester, v. n., (of mobs, etc.) to make a demonstration.
manipulant, m., telegraph operator;
aide , assistant operator.
manipulateur, m., key; (mil. sig.) sender, sending
apparatus (visual signaling).
manivelle, f., (mnch.) crank;
antiretour, (auto.) safety starting handle.
(d') arret (de fleche), (mach. gun) trail extension
stop crank;
de direction, (art.) deflection handle;
de lancement, (auto.) starting handle or
crank;
de mise en marche, (auto.) starting crank,
starting handle.
mano-dfitendeur, m., hand pressure regulator.
manoeuvre, f., maneuver; m., (mil., etc.) helper,
assistant;
s de couvcrture, v. s. v. couverture;
idee de v. s. v. , idee;
de garnison, garrison maneuvers (i. e., carried
on by the forces of a garrison).
manque, m., deficiency (of images, in certain
range finders).
manteau, m., (unif.) cloak, cape (mounted arms);
en caoutchouc, slipon;
forestier, (top) screen of woods;
d'ordonnance, (unif.) regulation greatcoat,
overcoat;
ft pelerine, (unif.) cape and collar.
marchand, m., merchant;
en detail, retail merchant;
en demi-gros. merchant who sells habitually
to retailers and to consumers;
en gros, wholesale merchant.
marchandage, m., bargaining;
politique, log rolling.
marche, f., march; (mil. r. r.) (consolidated) graphical
schedule (of the trains operated on a line
of transport or communication);
arriere, (mach.) reversing gear, reverse;
avant, (mach.) forward gear;
deflexion, (mil.) flexion marching;
funcbrc, (mus.) funeral march;
sans cadence, (mil.) route step.
marchg, m., bargain; (adm.) contract;
passation
d'un , (adm.) making of a contract;
passer un , (adm.) to make a contract;
revue d'un , (adm.) examination of a contract.
marchepied, m., footboard; running board (of a
train or other vehicle); stepladder; (in pi.) stepping
stones.
marcher, v. m., (mil.) to turn out;
ft, (of a boat, auto, etc.) to use, (e. g., petroleum,
gasoline, etc.);
en garde, (mil.) to march with advance, rear
and flank guards;
au moteur, to go under power (of auxiliary
boats).
marchichef, m., (mil. slang) abbreviation of
marechal des logis chef.
mar'gis, m., (mil. slang) abbreviation of marechal
des logis.
margouiller, m., (cord.) dead-eye.
Marie-Louise, m., (mil. slang) recruit.
marine, f., water front (Spanish, marina).
mariole, a., (mil. slang) wide awake.
marmitage, m., (mil. slang) marmite fire, (v. marmite).
marmite, f., kettle; (mil. slang) large shell.
maroufiage, m., canvas, linen, etc., lining (glued
on); (aero.) cloth winding.
maroufler, v. t., to line (with canvas, linen, etc.,
glued on); (aero.) to wind on (cloth).
marquage, m., marking (of pigeons).
marque, f., (com.) design, patent;
dfroid, cold punching.