A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

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sous-groupement, m., (Fr. art.) subgroup (v.
groupement).
sous-marin, m., (nav.) submarine;
coupe-filet, wire-cutting submarine;
defensif, coast-defense submarine;
offensif, sea-going submarine.
sous-produit, m., by-product.
sous-quartier, m., (mil.) the terrain held by a
company.
sous-secteur, m., (mil.) sub-sector, fraction of a
secteur, q. v., held by a brigade or a regiment.
spnerique, m., (aero.) spherical balloon.
spire, f., (elec.) turn (of a winding);
dcmi , half turn of a helix, of a spiral.
spruce, m., spruce (tree and wood).
stabilisateur, m., (aero.) elevator (improper
name), stabilizer; (cxpl.) stabilizer (e. g., ether,
acetone);
fixe, fixed tail plane.
stabilisation, f., (art.) waiting situation (bef9re
action on either offensive or defensive); (mil.)
(state or condition of) passivity, as opposed to
combat.
stability f., stability;
de direction, v. de route;
en hauteur, (aero.) vertical stability;
latcrale, (aero.) lateral stability;
longitudinale, (aero.) longitudinal stability;
propre, (aero.) inherent, natural stability;
de route, (aero.) directional stability.
stand, m., (t. p.) firing point (of a rifle range).
station, f., station;
d'acrostat, (aero.) (captive) balloon station,
(sieges) ;
balneaire, watering place, seaside resort,
springs;
de monte, (hipp.) stand;
radiotelegraphiquc, (wireless) wireless station;
receptrice, (mil.) receiving station;
santtaire, quarantine station;
de telegraphic sans fil legere, wireless cart;
tcte d'etapes de guerre, (mil, r. r.) railhead;
volanie, traveling or mobile station (e. g., of
wireless telegraphy).
stationnement, m., stopping, standing;
point de , (aero.) balloon station.
statoscope, m., (aero.) statoscope.
statist, m., by-law, rule or regulation of a corporation,
of a commercial company.
staufter, m., (mach.) compression grease cup.
stereo-jumelles, f., pi., stereoscopic field glass.
stethoscope, m., (med.) stethoscope; (mil.)
(listening device, mining) stethoscope.
a air, (mil. min.) air stethoscope;
ft can, (mil. min.) water stethoscope (may be
a canteen on the ground).
stock, m., stock;
roulant, (r.r.) rolling stock.
Stoppage, m., stopping (of au engine, ship, torpedo,
etc.).
stopper, v. t., to stop (trains, ships, machinery).
strabisme, m., strabismus.
strapontin, m., folding seat, camp chair.
tabac, m., tobacco;
mauvais , (mil. slang) bad business, bad affair,
"bad medicine."
table, f., table; table (e. g., of logarithms);
de chargement, (art.) loading table (155
C. T.R.);
pratique de tir, (art.) service range table;
de tir & charges constantes, (art.) single charge
range table;
de tir complete, (art.) ballistic range table
(gives ail ballistic elements);
de tir d. double (simple) entree, (art.) double
(single) entry range table.
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stylographe, m., stylograph.
submersible, m., (nav.) submersible boat.
subsistance, f., subsistence;
prendre en , (mil.) to subsist.
sulfatation, f., (elec.) sulphation (of a storage
battery).
sulfater, v. r., (elec.) to sulphate (storage battery).
support, m., support;
pivotant, (mach. gun) top carriage (tripod
mount);
de pointage et d'armement, (art.) aiming and
cocking bracket.
surboche, m., (slang) a double-dyed boche.
surt'paisseur, f., extra thickness.
surete, f., an abbreviation of la police de surete;
generale, public safety; measures for public
safety; personnel responsible for public safety.
surface, f., surface;
d'appui, (trench art.), (vertical) bearing surface
(of a platform, e. g., 240 L. T.);
portante, (aero.) bearing surface, wing;
de refroidiszement, (mach.) cooling surface
(e.g., of a radiator);
s verticales, (aero.) keel plane area.
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sursature,
a., supersatured.
surveillance, f., (mil., aero.) observation of a
sector;
point de , (art.) (point on which a batter ie en
surveillance, q. v., is laid) point under observation;
position de , v. s. v. position.
surveillant, m., watchman;
militaire, (mil.) military
sentry (as at a palace).
survol, m., (aero.) flight.
watchman; i. e.,
survoler, v. t., (aero.) to fly over (as a zone).
sus-bande, f., (art., mach. gun) cap square;
& ckarniere, hinged cap.square;
d rotation, rotating cap square.
suspension, f., hanging lamp; (aero.) method of
suspending the car (balloon and dirigible),
suspension; (auto., etc.) springs, spring mounting
(of a vehicle);
captive, the suspension of a captive balloon;
cerclede , hoop;
libre, (the suspension of a free balloon) free
suspension;
en triangle, (aero.) triangular suspension
(dirigibles, indeformable).
suspensoir, m., (med.) suspensory.
suspente, f., (aero.) suspending cords (spherical
balloon and dirigible), suspension wire.
sustentateur, m., (aero.) the same as planeur,
q. v.
syntonie, f., (wireless) syntomsrn.
syntonisation, f., (wireless) tuning, syntonization;
bobine de , tuning coil.
syntoniser, v. t., (wireless) to tune, syntonize.
systemeD^m., (mil.fam.)systeme de la debrouille,
i. e., system whose object is to make the
trenches, lines, etc., as comfortable as possible
by showing resourcefulness under difficult
conditions.
tableau, m., dashboard (of a motor car);
annonciatcur, (telephone) annunciator;
annonciateur & n directions, n-drop annunciator;
de concours, (Fr. a.) list of competing candidates
for Legion of Honor, etc. ;
& n directions, (telephone) an n-line switchboard;
monocorde, (telephone) plug switch annunciator;
de parafoudres, (telephone) lightning arrester;
d reglettes, (telephone) zinc-strip annunciator.
tabler, v. n., to count upon.