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sape ft deux formes, in trenchwork, sap driven in
two stages (deepened by a second party behind
the first);
& uneforme, in trench work, full sized sap;
russe, vaulted un lined gallery (in trench
work);
volante en sacs h terre, (siege) flying sand bag
sap.
sapeur, m., (mil.) sapper;
colombophile, (mil.) pigeon sapper, pigeon
man of the engineer corps.
sapeur-arostier, m., (mil.) soldier belonging to
balloon park.
sapeur-bombardier, m., (Fr. a.) man assigned to
trench artillery duty.
sapeur-cycliste, m., (Fr. a.) sapper cyclist,
sapinifcre, f., (top.) pine wood.
satellite, m., (mach.) satellite, middle, or intermediate
gear or pinion.
satisfaction, f., satisfaction;
lettre de
? (mil.) official letter, as from secretary
or minister of war expressing commendation;
temoignage de , (mil. ) expression of commendation,
etc., by the authorities.
sauce, f., sauce;
poivrade, Tabasco diet (at one time unlawfully
in vogue at West Point).
saucisse, f., sausage; (mil. slang) kite balloon.
saucisson, m., sausage; (mil. slang) aerial torpedo.
Saumuroise, f., (Fr. a) mutual benefit society
made up of graduates of Saumur.
saut, m., jump;
d'obstacles, (man.) hurdling, jumping.
sauveteur, m., rescuer.
scander, v. t., to measure.
scenario, m.. scenario; (mil.) plot or plan (whereby
the hostile infantry is induced to man its first
line trenches when these are to be taken under
a tir de concentration).
schlitte, f., wood-sledge (for conveying lumber
down a mountain side; used in the Vosges);
chemin de , continuous track or trestle on
which the schlitte slides.
scie, f., saw;
egohine, rip saw;
d, tenon, wood saw.
scier, v. t., to saw;
la bouche, (man.) of the rider, to saw on the
mouth.
sfiance, f.. session;
& cneval, (man.) ride, work on horseback.
;,, m.. bucket;
ft charbon, (mil. slang) projectile of the German
Erdmorser, (buried trench mortar).
sec, a., dry;
elre a , to be dry, run dry (of reservoirs, etc.);
meMnger 6, , to mix dry (as sand and cement);
piquer une seche, (mil. slang) to know nothing of a
subject when questioned, to "fess," (U.S.M.A.).
seche, f., (Jiydr.) flat (left exposed at low tide).
s6cher,v.t.,todry;
une manoeuvre, (mil. slang) to "cut" a drill.
s^cheresse, f., anemia (pigeons).
secretaire, m., secretary, recorder.
secteur, m., (macli.) sector, quadrant, notched
quadrant; (mil.) sector (the combination of
several centres de resistance under one command,
held usually by a division). [1 secteur=3 centres
de resistance, 1 centre de resistance^ 4 points
d'appui, 1 point d'appui=3 segments actifs, 1
segment actif = portion of line actively held.]
(Numbers are illustrative merely.)
d'agrafage, (trench art.) clamping sector;
d'appid, (trench art.) base sector (240 L. T.);
& barriere, v. & gorge;
& crans, (mach.) notched quadrant;
& gorge, (mach.)lever guide plate;
de hausse, (art.) elevation scale (155 C. T. R.);
de pointage, (mil.) aiming sector, elevation
sector, (D. R. firing stand);
secteur de pointage en hauteur, (trench art.) elevation
sector;
postal, (Fr. a.) postal sector (armies in the
field);
public d'eclairage d'eleciricile, (dec.) public
electric light station or plant;
de site, (art.) an^le of site scale;
de tir, (art., etc.) sector to be covered by the
fire of a piece, sector of fire.
section, f., section;
active, (Fr. a.) (of a staff) the section in
charge of duties relating to the active army;
active section;
du courrier, (Fr. a.) in a staff, mail section,
(receives and forwards papers);
d'hospitalisation (mil. med.) hospital work
section ;de
manoeuvre, (mach. gun) maneuver section
(firing section and echelon);
de pare, (Fr. a.) motor transport column;
sanitaire, (mil.) motor sanitary detachment;
territoriale, (Fr. a.) (of a staff) territorial section
(in charge of territorial army matters);
de tir, (mach. gun) firing section;
topographiquc, ( Fr. a. ) map section (one to
each corps and division);
de transport, (mil.) motor transport section;
de type alpin, ( Fr. a., mach. gun) alpine type
(pack mules};
de type m'ixte, (Fr. a.) mach. gun) section of
mixed type (pack and wheel transport).
segment, m., segment; joint (of a caterpillar tire);
(mach.) piston ring;
actif, (mil.) line of trenches actively held;
passif, (mil.) portion of a position, held by the
flanking fire of the actif, (it may even be in
front of the actif);
de piston, (mach.) piston segment, piston
ring;
de serrage, (trench art.) locking segment;
suedois, (mach.) metallic piston segment or
ring;
fiercer les s, (mach.) to set piston rings at 120.
s6ismophone, m., (mil.) seismophone (listening
device, mining).
sel, m., salt;
grimpanf, (elec.) any salt depositing on binding
posts, etc.
self, f., (elec.) inductance coil.
self-induction, f., (elec.) self-induction, inductance,
inductance coil.
selle, f., (harn.) saddle;
d'armes, (mil.) service saddle;
anglaise, flat or park saddle.
sellette, f., (trench art.) bed plate.
semelle,!., (harn.) tread of a stirrup; (auto.) tread;
(mach. gun) trail shoe;
antiderapante, nonskidding tread;
& ergot, (mach. gun) (sort of, spike shoes tripod
leg).
semer, v. t., (torp.) to plant torpedoes.
sfenateur, m., senator;
inamovible, life senator.
sens, m., (in gen.) way, direction;
inverse des aiguilles d'une montre, contra
clockwise direction;
de la marche des aiguilles d'une montre, clockwise
direction.
sentir, v. t., to feel;
se ics coudes, (mil.) (to feel touch of elbow)
to have a feeling of collective strength, of power.
separation, f., separation;
des risqucs, (mil.) separation of risks (i. e.,
in artillery positions, batteries, the scattering
of the gun detachment, so that one hit shall not
disable the entire detachment), scattering.
septain, m., (aero.) seven-stranded rope (balloons)
sergent, m., (mil.) sergeant;
arrimeur, (mil. aero.) rigging sergeant (balloons).
serie, f . . series;
regimcntaire, (Fr. a.) (in some cases) regimental
outiit (as of butchers' tools).