A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

peage 559 pigeon
m., toll;
dniis de , tolls.
peager, in., toll gate keeper.
peau, f., skin;
des batteurs d'or, (aero.) gold beater's skin.
pwlale, f . , pedal ; ( in pi. , Saumur slang) tho stirrups;
(d')'accelerateur, (mach.) accelerator pedal,
(motorcar);
de debrayage, (mach.) clutch pedal, (motor
car);
d'embrayage-debrayage, (mach.) clutch pedal
(motorcar);
defrein, (mach.) brake pedal (motor car).
pediluve, m., automatique, (Fr. a.) automatic foot
Washing machine.
peiner, v. n., (of a motor) to labor.
peinture, f., painting;
laqute, lacquered paint.
pgkin, m., (mil. slang) etrepekind'unecolle,toha,v*
finished with an oral examination.
pelisse, f., (Fr. unif.) sort of short overcoat, with
fur collar (not worn under arms); (auto.) chauffeur's
fur coat.
pelle, f., (fam.) "cropper;"
becher une , (mil. slang, man.) to fall from, or
to be thrown by one's horse, to come a cropper;
ramasscr une v. becher une .
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pelle-pioclie, f. (mil.) spade-pick (engineer equipment).
pelliculaire, a., m., film.
pellicule, f., any film.
pelote, f., ball;
d'etoffe, (mil.) stuff ball, (used as a dummy,
or drill, grenade).
peloton, m., (mil.) platoon; name given to a battery
of 37 mm. T. R.;
de piece, (art.) gun detachment.
pelucheux, a., lint producing.
pelure, f., peeling; (mil. slang) overcoat.
pencher, v. n. t., to lean, bend; (aero.) to bank, tilt.
pendu, m., (mil. slang) instructor (not confined
to St. Cyr).
pne, m., (mach. gun) cover latch.
penne, f., arrow feather.
penthiere, f., (Fr. adm.) stretch of 8 or 10 kilometers
along frontier, watched by a customs
brigade.
pgpere, m., (mil. slang) a territorial.
pequenot, m., (mil. slang) awkward man.
perce, f., drill, punch;
mettre en , to broach (a cask).
percement, m., cutting, digging, of a canal.
percer, v. t., to pierce, cut through (as a canal).
perchette, f., pole, rod.
perclioir, m., perch.
perfco, m., (mil. slang) news, information.
percuter, v. a., (art.) to strike; v. t., to tap, strike;
(art., sm. a., etc.) to strike; to arm (a grenade).
perfectionnemeat, m., (man.) final training.
perimer, v. n., (law) of a patent, etc., to lapse.
periode, f., period;
en , (mil.) (of reservists) during the period of
service.
periscope, m., (mil.) periscope;
double, double periscope;
de precision, (mil.) wide field periscope.
detranchee, (mil.) trench periscope.
pCiriscopique, a., periscopic;
effet , periscopic effect (distance between
eyepiece and objective).
perlot, m., (mil. slang) tobacco.
penne, f., (mil. slang) permission.
permis, m., permit;
de circuler, (adm.) porrnit, license, to circulate,
to go and come;
de conduire, (auto. ) chauffeur's license.
permission, f., (mil.) pass:
de lajournce, (mil.) all day pass;
de la demi-journte, (mil.) half-day
afternoon pass.
permutant, m., (mil.) party of the second par tin
a transfer.
persienne, f., shutter; (aero.) louver,
perte, f.,loss;
de charge, drop, loss of pressure;
de Vitesse, (aero.) pancake (of a landing);
stall (in the air).
pese-essence, m., gasoline densimeter.
p6tard, m., petard; (mil. min.) small bored mine;
d'assaut, (mil.) offensive grenade.
petard-amorce, m., (mil. min.) priming cartridge.
pete-sec, m., (mil. slang) gymnastics.
petrolage, m., oiling (of mosquito holes, etc.).
petrole, m., petroleum;
it briller, illuminating oil;
brut, crude oil;
dechets de , waste oil;
lampant, ordinary petroleum;
ordinaire v. ~
lampant;
rectifie, lamp oil, rectified oil.
petroler, v. a., to oil (pools, etc.) against mosquitoes.
petrolette, f., (auto.) motorcycle (name given in
France).
phalange, f., (mil.) phalanx.
phare, m. automobile , lamp, headlight, pilot light;
projector, searchlight (rare);
& acetylene, acetylin light;
automobile, (mil.) automobile searchlight;
de bicyclette, bicycle lamp;
electrique, electric headlight; (electric) searchlight;
flottant, (nav.) lightship;
d incandescence, incandescent light.
photophore, m., sort of electric reflector; (nav.)
light buoy,
pic, m., pick;
it , vertical, sheer;
de pare, (mil.) engineer's pick (engineer
equipment);
portatif, (mil.) portable pick (engineer equipment).
pic-hachette, m., (mil.) pick-hatchet (infantry
equipment).
picriqufi, a., (expl.) picrated.
piece, f., document, piece, voucher; room (in a
house); apiece, each; (art.) (number of) vehicles
(used in the service of a gun);
d'armement, (art.) cocking piece.
saws depointage, (field art.) the modern fieldpiece,
in respect of its retention of aim;
s detachees, separate parts (as of motor cars,
etc.).
sdoublies, (art.) gun and caisson, side by side
(caisson on left usually) ;
d recul sur I'affut, (art.) carriage-recoil piece;
de surete, (any) safety device.
pifcce-guide, f., (art.) directing gun (heavy artillery,
called piece- directrice in field artillery).
pied, m., foot; support;
de bielle, (mach.) piston end of the connecting
rod;
panoramique, (phot.) panoramic stand (of a
camera).
prendre to be set on , foot;
sur de , surefooted;
surete de , surefootedness.
pierre, f., stone;
factice. (cons.) artificial stone;
magnetique, lodestone;
tombale, gravestone.
pietaille, f., (mil. slang) infantry.
pieu, m., stake; (Saumur slang) bed;
aiguise, (mil.) sharpened stake (obstacle);
carotter le , (Saumur) to sleep late.
pigeon, m.. pigeon;
d j
arnere-saison, late pigeon (hatched after
July);