Albanian-English Military Dictionary - Dunwoody Press

A 

abscissa 

a 

hydrochloric acid (HCl) 

(ClSO2OH) chlorosulfonic acid, 

abshicë math., FC (the X-coordinate of a 

point in a Cartesian system of coordinates) 

acid klorhidrik chem., NBC 

(multiple uses, including decontamination of laboratory 

utensils 

(C6H2(NO2)3OH picric acid, trinitrophenol 

/ glassware and as a chemical reagent) 

acid klorsulfonik chem. 

(a fuming liquid that decomposes in water 

to sulfuric acid and hydrochloric acid; used in 

pharmaceuticals, pesticides, and as a component of 

smoke-producing material) 

acid pikrin 

adamsite, 

expl. 

NH(C6H4)2AsCl dimethyl arsenic acid 

(the oldest and until WWI the most 

important military explosive; various names include 

ecrasite, lyddite, and melinite; no longer much used owing 

to unsuitable operational characteristics) 

acidi 

administration aide-de-camp, 

i dimetilarsinit 

/ directorate adjutantmaritime 

chem. 

(used as a defoliant) 

adamsit CW (CW agent; 

sternutator) 

adjutant admin. 

administratë 

administration / 

detare 

directorate 

nav., 

/ headquarters occupation 

HQ 

(the organ that is 

concerned with maintaining order at sea and in harbors, 

designating sea lanes, and the problems of the security 

/ safety of navigation; in wartime it is folded into the 

/ administration military 

organizational structure of the Navy) 

administratë okupacioni HQ 

Offices officer 

Properties administrator (management) for general business / affairs 

administratë ushtarake admin. 

admiral of Military Residential Central 

administrator për punët e përgjithshme job 

Admiralty, 

administrimi i fondit ushtarak të banesave 

naval Navy headquarters Department 

admiral nav. (the third admiral rank; above 

Vice Admiral and below Admiral of the Fleet; three stars; 

Army equivalent is General; 

aerodynamics aeroballistics 

also used generically) 

admiralitet nav. 

aerial photointerpreter 

admiralmadhori nav., HQ 

aerobalistikë av., ball. (that branch of 

ballistics which deals with the trajectories of aerial bombs 

dropped from an aircraft in flight) 

aerodinamika phys. 

aerofoto-deshifrues AF, phot. 

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infrared aerial 

aeroplan dy vendesh 

mission plan aerial aerial camera 

aerofoto-film infrakuq phot., ac., 

aerial photolaboratory 

IR 

photographic 

aerofoto-laborator AF, phot. 

aerofoto-mision 

service photographic section 

av., phot. 

aerofoto-pajime 

reconnaissance aerial photographic 

AF, phot. 

panoramic aerial photo- aerial 

aerofoto-shërbim AF, phot. 

aerofoto-vëzhgim 

aerial photography 

AF, phot. 

aerial photography photogrammetry stereoscopic 

aerofoto-xhirimi i panoramës phot. 

aerofotografim 

photograph aerial photograph stereoskopik phot., int. 

aerofotogrametri 

camera aerial vertical aerial 

AF, phot. 

aerofotos AF, phot. 

naval motion-picture aviation 

(vertical or 

panoramic) 

aerofotoxhirim vertikal phot., int. 

aerokino-foto-kamerë 

plane, transporter aircraft aircraft carrier / host aircraft, mother 

AF, phot. 

aeronautika e marinës AF, nav. 

transporter aircraft 

aeroplan av. (term includes both lighter-than-air 

and heavier-than-air machines) 

aeroplan amë ac., msl. 

(aircraft adapted as a 

transporter for another aircraft, space-shuttle, or cruise 

aircraft heavy nuclear(-powered) aircraft carrier 

missile which it launches in flight) 

aeroplan-bartës ac. (aircraft 

adapted as a transporter for another aircraft, space shuttle, 

or 

bomber bomber, bomber aircraft 

cruise missile which it launches in flight) 

aeroplan bartës i rëndë nav. 

aeroplan 

reconnaissance 

bërthamor 

aircraft bombing strategic 

nucl., nav. 

aeroplan bombardues ac. 

aeroplan bombardues strategjik av. 

aeroplan bombarduesvëzhgues ac., int. 

(a bomber in which 

reconnaissance (intelligence collection) equipment has 

been installed, and whose crew has been trained in 

carrying out both combat and intelligence collection 

missions; ordinarily, when the plane is on an intelligence 

collection mission bombs are not carried) 

photography film paired aerofoto-kamerë e dyfishtë phot. 

equipment aerial aerofoto-seksion AF, phot. 

photography aerial aerofotografim AF, phot.

aircraft bomb aeroplan dykrahësh 

tanker, kamikaze 

aeroplan bombë ac. (aircraft with or 

biplane two-seater refueling [aircraft] aircraft 

without a pilot which, when filled with explosives 

[crash-]dives on a target - this latter type was used in 

WW2 by the Japanese forces and designated 

(Japanese for "divine wind")) 

aeroplan-cisternë ac. 

bomber light aircraft twin-engined plane medium 

aeroplan dy vendesh ac. 

aeroplan dykrahësh ac. 

aeroplan dymotorësh ac. 

aeroplan 

airplane 

i lehtë av. 

aeroplan i mesëm bombardues ac., sp. 

(bomber aircraft used 

liaison 

in 

aircraft medium 

support 

/ transport 

of 

airplane 

ground 

forces and to attack the enemy rear; payload of 8 t, 

weight of 38 t; speeds of Mach 2, range of 7,000 km, 

and ceiling of 18,000 m) 

aeroplan i mesëm transportues av. 

(military or civilian transport with a range of 

1,500–5,000 km and a capacity of 3,000–15,000 kg) 

strategic bomber heavy / heavy strategic / 

aeroplan i ndërlidhjeve av. 

(light airplane or helicopter used for liaison and other 

purposes) 

aeroplan 

mother plane, transport i rëndë 

transporter aircraft bombardues 

aircraft carrier liaison / aircraft host aircraft, 

ac. 

aeroplan i rëndë transportues av., tpt. 

antisubmarine aircraft 

aeroplan korrierësh comms. 

aeroplan kryesor ac., msl. 

firefighting 

(aircraft adapted 

aircraft 

as a transporter for another aircraft, space-shuttle, or 


aeroplan kundër nëndetëseve nav., sub., ac., ASW 

(an aircraft specially equipped 

for antisubmarine operations: radar, magnetic detectors, 

avio-radio-hydroacoustic buoys, depth charges, etc.) 

aeroplan kundër zjarrit ac., fp. 

guerrilla 

(specially built 

/ counterinsurgency 

or modified airplane for putting out large, 

mainly forest fires using water; can carry up to 5,500 l; 

combat anti-guerrilla aircraft anti-partisan aircraft, aircraft military / anti- 

hydroplanes and amphibians are particularly used since 

they can easily be refilled with water during landings 

and takeoffs) 

aeroplan kundërgueril ac. 

aeroplan 

variable aircraftwing-geometry 

kundërpartizan 

aircraft fighter aircraft 

ac. 

aeroplan luftarak AF 

aeroplan luftarak sulmues ac. 

piston aircraft aircraft, with moveable propeller 

aeroplan me gjeometri të ndryshme krahësh ac. 

(type of aircraft which 

changes the angle of sweepback of the wing; the angle 

change usually varies from 20º–70º) 

aeroplan me krah lëvizëse ac. 

aeroplan me pistonë ac. 

/ folding wings 2 

aircraft aircraft 

(rocket) vehicle, orbiter aircraft, orbiting 

(an 

propeller(s)) 

aircraft, robot aircraft 

(aircraft 

warning mine aircraft and control of airspaceequipped 

for early 

takeoff and landing aircraft 

(equipped 

aircraft, trainer 

aircraft equipped for electronic countermeasures 

(VTOL) 

aircraft 

intended turboprop for aircraft setting records aircraft, aircraft aircraft / 

plane plane, medical aircraft ambulance, ambulance aircraft / 

(an 

aircraft aircraft / plane 

(a 

aircraft, aircraft, trainer trainer 

(sub-sonic 

(aircraft 

cargo aircraft powered by piston engine(s) and 

pilotless orbiting single-seater aeroplan ngarkues nav. av. 

patrol 

designed to carry freight) 

aeroplan njëvëndesh ac. (aircraft) 

aeroplan orbitar space 

aircraft 

aeroplan pa pilot ac. 

anti- 

aeroplan patrullimi ac., sec., ASW 

(for antisubmarine and surface operations, intelligence 

gathering, minelaying) 

aeroplan për alarm paraprak dhe për kontroll të 

hapsirës ajrore ac. 

aeroplan për luftë kundër minave ac., milmin. 

with a large, metal ring with 

coils, in which, with the help of 

trainer vertical 

a generator, a powerful 

magnetic field is generated, which will activate a mine 

when the aircraft flies over; with the development of the 

anti-mine helicopter, the anti-mine aircraft is losing its 

importance) 

aeroplan për ngritje dhe zbritje vertikal ac. 

aeroplan për stërvitje ac. 

(aircraft specially designed or modified for training pilots 

and other flight crew members; equipped with two seats 

and dual controls) 

aeroplan për veprime kundër-elektronike ac, 

aeroplan reaktiv AF, ac. jet 

aeroplan reaktiv me elikë ac. prop-jet 

record-setting 

air 

aeroplan rekord av. 

aircraft that has been 

especially designed or adapted for setting sports and 

other aircraft records, e.g. for speed, altitude, flight 

duration, range, etc.) 

aeroplan sanitar med., tpt. 

attack 

supersonic 

aeroplan sulmues ac., msl., torp. 

combat aircraft whose mission is to support 

ground forces and navy and is equipped with all types 

of gunnery, missile, torpedo, and mine armament) 

aeroplan supersonik av. 

target 

training 

aeroplan-shenjë ac. aircraft 

specially adapted for aerial gunnery training and for 

testing antiaircraft weaponry, especially against air-to-air 

guided missiles) 

aeroplan shkollor av., tng. 

trainer aeroplan shkollor ac. 

specially designed or modified for training pilots and 

other flight crew members; equipped with two seats and 

dual controls)

tactical (air)plane aeroplan 

transport aircraft 

taktik 

(aircraft) transport strategic plane / 

av., tac. (combat 

airplane designed to operate against ground and sea 

targets and conduct reconnaissance in the enemy's 

tactical depth) 

assault transport 

aeroplan transportues av., tpt. 

aeroplan transportues strategjik av. 

(a military or civilian transport 

plane aircraft military reconnaissance aircraft aircraft 

aircraft with a range of over 5,000 km and a capacity of 

over 9,000 kg) 

aeroplan transportues sulmues ac. 

strategic / 

aeroplan ushtarak ac. 

aeroplan 

aircraft reconnaissance aircraft [light] observation / spotter 

vëzhgues ac 

(aircraft specially equipped for visual, photographic 

and electronic reconnaissance) 

aeroplan 

carrier-based deck-landing aircraft, 

vëzhgues strategjik av., int. 

(examples are the American 

U-2 and SR-71 and the Soviet Mig-25R and Tu-26) 

aeroplan 

aircraft airplane 

vrojtues ac. 

(used to reconnoiter the battlefield and for artillery 

liaison aircraft mine-laying 

fire correction) 

aeroplani i kuvertës nav., ac. 

(an airplane designed for regular 

takeoff from and landing on an aircraft carrier) 

aeroplani i minave 

airport, torpedo plane, torpedo- 

AF, milmin., ac. 

airfield carrier 

aeroplani i ndërlidhës ac. 

staging airfield 

aeroplani i torpilave torp. 

mixed base [of operations] 

dummy airfield/ 

decoy airfield 

aeroport AF 

aeroport baze AF 

aeroport etapor AF 

aeroport i përzier AF (military / civil) 

departure main 

aeroport i rrejshëm cam. 

operational air airfield baseairfield 

(an altered military airfield with dummy buildings, 

facilities and activity; meant to camouflage the base of 

air operations and / or to deceive the enemy as to the 

actual base of air operations) 

aeroport kryesor AF 

central advanced 

aeroport nisës AF 

reserve air field 

aeroport operativ AF 

training / main airfield 

(a military 

airfield or an airfield that is planned for basing and 

military / alternate airfield airfield airfield 

conducting air force operations under conditions of war) 

aeroport paraprirës AF 

aeroport qëndror AF 

aeroport rezervë av., fac. 

aeroport shkollor av., tng. 

aeroport ushtarak av., fac., AF 

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armed aircraft aircraft aeroplanmbartës nav. 

loading airfield airfield of embarkation, 

aftësim specializues 

aeroporti 

particles of 

i ngarkimit 

another aerodynamic aerosol: substance a mixture flight profile of air and small 

tpt. 

(an airfield at which assault landing 

or other units and matériel are loaded into transport 

aircraft for transport to the area of an assault landing or 

to another airfield in accordance with the mission) 

hitch term 

aeroprofil AF (vertical plane) 

voluntary / length of military service service, 

aerosol CW 

(liquid or solid; here, a 

mixture of air and toxic chemical substances dispersed 

under pressure) 

afat ushtarak mob. 

compulsory guaranteed term [of useful service / service life] of 

military technical equipment and matériel 

afat vullnetar ushtarak 

afati 

approach service military closing service, in obligatory term of 

garantues i mjeteve materiale teknike eqpt. 

afati i detyrueshëm i shërbimit ushtarak 

afrim nav., AF, milact. (on the enemy), the 

tactical slow advance approaching, instrument nearing approach 

(an attack phase) 

afrim i ngadalshëm 

reinforcementstactical 

drawing approach forces drawing / together advance together 

afrim instrumental ac., instr. 

afrim taktik tac. 

afrim 

material drawing reserves together 

taktik tac. 

afrimi i forcave log. 

afrimi 

carrier 

i 

/ number, reserves 

përforcimeve 

carrying drawing together 

log. 

afrimi i rezervave log. 

limited number handler, ammunition 

afrimi i rezervave materiale log. 

flight capability capability afrues municioni ammo., job 

(member of a gun 

crew) 

aftësi e kufizuar (of military 

combat flight 

personnel) 

aftësi fluturimi av. 

fighting effectiveness performance spirit / morale 

(of an aircraft, 

as judged by such characteristics as: maximum and 

minimum speed in horizontal flight, rate of climb, 

maximum altitude, etc.) 

aftësi fluturimi av. (of an aircraft) 

maneuvering navigability maneuverability, navigability capability for 

aftësi luftarake 

aftësi luftarake pers. 

aftësi lundruese 

offensive climbing defense capability 

capability / capacity 

aftësi lundrueshmëri 

aftësi manovruese 

aftësi mbrojtëse sec. 

aftësi ngjitjeje av. (of an aircraft) 

aftësi ofensive

suitability for military service psychophysical aftësi psikofizike med., r. 

fitness 

aftësim ushtarako-profesional 

aftësi 

training group fire maritime capability study / capabilities 

për shërbimin ushtarak admin., pers. 

programmed / naval / classes, training training group 

aftësi zjarri arty., wpn. 

aftësim detar nav., tng. 

aftësim 

training 

grupor 

in first aid, 

tng. 

sanitation, specialty medical hygiene, training corps etc. training, 

aftësim i programuar tng. 

(highly systematic; efficiently controls learning results; 

not everything is suitable for this mode of training (little 

student-teacher contact, etc.)) 

aftësim 

training 

për 

/ qualification military job 

sanitet med. 

aftësim specializues tng. (a part 

of the occupational training of soldiers 

regimental 

and 

training 

cadets; 

soldiers qualify in their own specialty and in one or two 

additional related specialties) 

aftësim ushtarako-profesional edu. 

(training in one of the various 

military specialties in order to qualify for work in the 

specialty) 

aftësimi i regjimentit 

aggressionstaff 

training / instruction 

milorg., tng. 

(unit training, a higher phase of training in the armed 

forces system of training; focus is on the training of 

basic tactical units as a whole; 

local direct 

most 

aggression is done at the 

company / battery and battalion levels; units exercise 

singly and jointly with units of other arms and services) 

aftësimi i shtabit tng. 

agresion 

agent aggressor 

agresion i drejtpërdrejtë ops. 

agresion lokal milact., miljur. (armed 

conflict in a relatively small space) 

clandestine chemical pathogen, service agent biological agent 

agjent int. (clandestine intelligence collector) 

agjent 

the field field stable, stable in 

biologjik BW 

agjent kimik CW 

agjenturë int. (organization which 

assigns secret agents to nets which assign and control 

them) 

Academy ventilating, reprisal, retaliation, airing outrevenge 

(Higher) Military 

ahër kuajsh fushe bldg., vet. 

ahmarrje 

ajrosje 

school command-staff 

akademi e lartë ushtarake edu., tng. 

(university-level educational institution for 

officers; prepares officer cadre for command and control 

positions at the level of battalion-regiment-brigade and 

division and for filling other slots at that level) 

akademi komanduese-shtabi tng. 

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agresor aggressor 

agresor potencial potential 

military academy Naval Academy 

academy air / aeronautical 

akademi ushtarake edu. 

akademi ushtarako-detare edu., nav. 

(trains cadets to be naval officers; prior to 1966 was a 

air aviation technical / engineering academy / school air / 

three-year program, since then four years) 

akademia e aviacionit av., edu. 

Academy / aviation academy, air force academymilitary 

Naval 

akademia teknike e aviacionit av., edu., tng. 

Technical Ground Forces Military Engineering / 

akademia ushtarake e aviacionit AF, edu. 

akademia 

acrobatics, Academy 

ushtarake 

stunt-flying 

e marinës nav., edu. 

accelerometer 

akademia ushtarake teknike e ushtrisë tokësore 

tech. edu. 

maritime aerobatics, / naval accident aerial 

(an institution of higher education 

preparing cadres for the Ground Forces technical services) 

akrobacione fluturimi AF 

akselerometër tech. 

aksident detar naut., 

traffic 

cal. 

(the common term in 

diving accident 

maritime 

accident, 

law 

diving 

for all 

casualty 

sorts of 

shipwrecks, ship collisions with other ships and with 

icebergs, running aground, leaks and fires aboard, 

damage to a ship and its equipment, from a nuclear 

incident (fuel leaks, etc.) causing casualties; in short, 

action, operation 

any untoward event not caused by enemy action) 

aksident rrugor 

special forces / commando- 

aksident zhytje nav. 

(death or injury of a diver or damage to his diving gear 

occurring while performing underwater work and 

missions) 

aksion 

action raider / action operation coordinated counterintelligence activity 

(military operation limited in 

objective, mission, scope, and duration) 

aksion diversant COA 

mop-up, offensive military operation, action / activity raid, action 

aksion i koordinuar tac. 

aksion kundërinformativ int. 

rescue subversive mopping operation up operation 

aksion luftarak ops. 

emergency act / action / work action 

aksion ofensiv ops. 

aksion spastrimi 

aksion subversiv COA 

aksion shpëtimtar CD 

commando surveillance 

aksion urgjent intnlaw, milact. (in 

honorary surveillance action rank, / brevet mission operation special commission 

forces / action/ 

international relations, the set of measures provided for 

in the UN Charter with the aim of guarding the peace; 

UN peacekeeping actions) 

aksion vëzhgues int. 

aksion vëzhgues diversant int. 

akt nderi rank

official activity Geneva record / Act / the file state / document of being 

akt 

raider proactive in the field zyrtar mildoct. 

akti i Gjenevës intnlaw 

activity activity special forces / commando- 

aktivitet ops., mildoct. 

bogus constant activity, / continuous deception 

(actively seizing the operational 

initiative) 

aktivitet diversant COA 

aktivitet 

entertainment actioni 

pandërprerë 

activityintelligence 

tac. 

counterintelligence activity cultural and 

aktivitet i rrejshëm tac., cam. 

aktivitet informativ int. 

aktivitet 

activity operations 

kulturo-argëtues tng. 

aktivitet 

psychological-propaganda propaganda work / 

kundërinformativ int. 

psychological-propaganda work activity 

aktivitet propagandistik polit. 

sports / activity, activity 

tactical sports military 

aktivitet propagandistik-psikologjik polit. 

aktivitet psikologjiko-propagandistik 

aktivitet 

reconnaissance activity / action / reconnaissance 

sportiv tng., sport 

aktivitet taktik luftarak ops. 

activities activity extracurricular intelligence- 

aktivitet vëzhgues informativ int. 

extracurricular free / free-time activities activity 

aktivitete jashtëmësimore edu. 

(organized and independent educational work 

of soldiers and cadets in their spare time; includes taking 

courses and seminars, visiting historical places and 

museums, etc.) 

aktivitete 

(re)activation gradual / progressive 

të lira tng., sport, PT 

aktivitete të lira edu. 

(organized and independent educational work of soldiers 

and cadets in their spare time; includes taking courses 

staff 

and seminars, visiting historical places and museums, 

etc.) 

activation activation partial of activation a of cadres unit / 

aktivizim gradual mob. 

aktivizim i pjesërishëm tps. 

activation of obstacles 

aktivizim kuadrosh mob. 

aktivizim njësiti mob. (military) 

(transition of a unit or installation from peacetime to 

wartime status, and its conversion to a state of combat 

readiness) 

aktivizim pengesash electron. 

activity / work combat aktivitet luftarak ops. 

operation intelligence aktivitet vëzhgues int. 

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directed firing / launching a 

minefield projectile 

ana e rreshtit 

of explosive [preprogrammed] mine devicesactivation 

of an activation explosive 

aktivizim projektili gunn. 

aktivizimi dirigjues i pengesave minaeksplozive 

water activation 

aktivizimi i mbushjes së minave milmin. 

aktivizimi i mjeteve 

equidistance area / aquatorium mino-eksplozive milmin. 

akuatorium 

snow-covered 

nav. 

mountain 1. glacier 2. snow avalanche; 3. 

(area / 

zone on sea / river / lake. Organized in order to create 

conditions favorable for combat operations) 

akuidistancë math. (the altitude difference 

between 

alarm, 

two 

alert, icebreaker 

contiguous 

warning river (ship) icebreaker 

/ neighboring contour lines 

(isohypses) on a map) 

akull bore geog. 

akullthyes lumor naut. 

battle stations alertair-raid 

stand-by, fire warning alarm battle / alert / combat / warning alert; 

akullthyese nav. 

alarm 

alarm ajror CD, AD 

alarm 

on the 

kundër 

alertsounding 

practice the mobilization alarm / training / the alert alert, alert / putting alarm 

zjarrit fp. 

alarm luftarak ops. 

alarm mobilizimi mob. 

allyalliance 

general alarm / alert / warning 

alarm ushtrues tng. 

alarmim sec. 

alarmim publik 

alpha-ray alpha-scaler, alpha dosimeter 

CD 

aleancë polit. 

aleat polit 

alfa-numërator NW 

alpha-particle 

(used for measuring alpha-contamination after a nuclear 

explosion) 

alfa-rreze NW (type of radioactive ray / 

emanation which produces alpha particles consisting of 

two 

alphabet 

protons and two neutrons, identical to a helium 

nucleus) 

alfa-thërmijë NW (the positively charged 

packing, loudspeaker; covering, megaphone coating Morse code, Morse 

nucleus of the helium atom, consisting of two protons 

and two neutrons; emitted from certain radioactive 

substances) 

alfabeti i Morsit teleg., comms. 

theater of 

altoparlant 

ambalazh (materials used 

to pack and protect equipment from damage and 

breakage) 

ambient veprimesh luftarake ops. 

activation of mines and explosive fire-plan devices 

aktivizimi i sistemit të zjarrit FC

(military) operations, TOdispensary 

anali nautik 

veterinary 

ambulanca e trupës med. (the medical 

dispensary outpatient clinic 

facility in regular units of the armed forces; it does medical 

and laboratory exams and provides ambulatory treatment 

for those who do not require treatment in hospital) 

department ambulance boat; 

ambulanca e veterinarisë vet., fac. 

amphibious vessel aircraft garrison / seaplane clinic, outpatient 

(treats animals for non-serious illness 

and injury) 

ambulancë e anijes nav., med. 

ambulancë garnizoni med. 

amfib 

irritant 

ac. 

ampule anti- 

(seaplane 

equipped with both floats and wheels, or with an airtight 

fusilage configured as a boat (with auxiliary wheels) so 

that both water and ground landings are possible, and 

also 

irritant 

so 

ampule anti- 

that it can be towed up on a ramp without 

damage) 

ampulë me material kundërirrituese CW 

unit's 

(ampule 

flank, 

containing an antidote for 

countering the effects of irritant gas, or other chemical 

side 

irritants) 

ampulë me material kundërngacmuese 

flank flank / flank of a of formation of a unit 

CW 

(ampule containing 

nautical a formation 

an antidote 

almanac 

for 

countering the effects of irritant gas, or other chemical 

irritants) 

ana e njësitit 

ana e rreshtimit tac. 

ana e rreshtit milorg. 

anali nautik nav., doc., navig. 

(celestial navigation manual; contains tables of the 

of status report daily flight 

positions of the Sun, Moon, and four planets, as well as 

of 54 important stars; times of sunrise and sunset, 

moonrise and moonset, and the transit times of celestial 

expected morale / and predicted political losses status / casualties analysis 

bodies) 

analiza e ditës së fluturimit AF, ops. 

nuclear analysis target of 

analiza e gjendjes moralo-politike polit. 

(Communist-period term) 

analiza e humbjeve të pritura ops. 

analysis military analysis 

analiza e objektivit bërthamor 

tactical analysis exercise target of training NW 

analysis / war-game 

analiza e stërvitjes tng. 

analiza e ushtrimit tng. 

indicator, medicopsychological wind gauge flanking, analysis anemometer, outflankingwind 

speed 

analiza taktike e cakut 

analizë mjeko-psikologjike med. 

anashkalim tac. 

anemometër instr., met. 

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analysis situation analiza e situatës ops. 

flank 

flank detected commanded flank / side / directed side 

anë milorg. (the right or left side of a formation 

or force, or of the projection of a bastion) 

anë e komanduar 

anë e zbuluar 

anë 

crew 

krahu 

member forward flank 

(the extreme left or right of an army, 

brigade, regiment, 

enfilading, 

etc., the 

subjecting permanent outer ships 

to flank of a 

enfilade permanent guard fleet, or 

fire 

the 

place occupied by such force) 

anë paraprirëse tk. 

anërojë e përhershme tac. 

anëtar i përhershëm i 

patrol engagement of forces 

ekuipazhit pers. 

anfilim tac. 

command surface boat craft / headquarters / vessel / 

(firing laterally along a trench, column of troops, valley, 

etc.) 

angazhim forcash tac 

anija 

vessel staff ship, command and motor control torpedo ship auxiliary boatharbor 

e patrullës nav. 

anija e sipërfaqes nav. 

anija e shtabit nav. 

supply ship, 

anija e torpilave 

ship general-purpose (logistic) pilot boat / vessel 

torp. 

anija ndihmëse e portit nav., sp. 

fleet general-purpose aircraft support carrier ship 

(tugboat, floating crane, barge, etc.) 

anija përcjellëse e portit nav. 

anija universale e furnizimit nav. 

anije nav. 

anije aeroplan-mbajtëse nav., ac. 

(subgroup 

ship airship, dirigible 

of aircraft carriers tasked with dealing a serious 

blow to the enemy; large displacement: up to 65,000 t; 

aircraft carrying capacity up to 100 planes, mostly torpedo- 

ship tender, carrier, parent bombers; the heart of a great power fleet force) 

anije ajrore av. 

nuclear parent vessel / ship 

(self-powered, 

steerable, lighter-than-air aircraft) 

anije amë nav. (mother, base) 

anije bazë nav. 

blockader 

(mother, base) 

anije bërthamore nucl., nav. (a 

ship powered by a nuclear reactor; in legal terms, any 

ship which contains a 

tanker 

source of nuclear radiation, whether 

in a reactor powering the ship or from nuclear materials 

carried aboard) 

anije bllokuese nav. 

depot river ship tanker 

(ship scuttled at a 

harbor entrance to prevent enemy ships from leaving; 

term sometimes applied to an active participant in a 

blockade) 

anije-cisternë naut. 

anije-cisternë lumore nav. 

anije depo naut., sup. (two types: standard 

and multipurpose; the former handles a single commodity, 

the latter more than one type of commodity)

landing command armed ship, vessel ship landing / ship craft 

anije 

craft armored river vessel assault landing 

desanti nav. 

anije drejtuese nav. 

anije e armatosur nav. (commercial 

or other vessel fitted with armaments) 

anije 

waterways duty ship 

e blinduar nav. 

anije 

ship port-side shipinland 

e desantit lumor nav. 

anije 

navy 

e 

line 

gatshme 

ship vessel, inland navigation ship, riverine 

nav. 

anije e krahut të majtë 

center 

nav. 

ship battleship, 

anije e lundrimit të brendshëm naut. 

anije e madhe vijë-qarkulluese nav. 

ship 

anije e mesme tac. (a ship which is at the 

center of a formation; with an even number of ships 

rear fishing commissioned / fitted-out 

there are two middle ships: a lead and a rear center in 

column formations, and right and left centers in all other 

formations) 

registered vessel boat / ship vessel 

anije e ngarkuar nav. 

anije e peshkimit naut. 

anije e prapme nav. (describes 

ship's position in a formation) 

anije 

vessel ship put out of commission diving laid-up / decommissioned vessel, / diving laid-off support vessel, ship 

e regjistruar nav. (vessels 

belonging to a friendly power or privately owned ones 

that can be use as warships or auxiliary vessels in times 

of war) 

anije 

ship / ship escort vessel / ship 

e shkarkuar nav. 

anije 

reefer, / vessel 

e zhytësve 

refrigerated 

nav. 

vessel flanking refrigerator / neighboring / adjacent 

anije eskorti nav. 

mine supply barge ship, reefer ship, 

anije fqinje nav., tac. 

hydrographic ship / scow ship 

anije frigorifer naut. 

anije furnizuese nav., sup. 

anije 

hydrographic 

fusnituese 

research hydrofoil ship milmin. 

anije hidrografike naut., 

troopship ship 

carto. 

(a research vessel) 

command ship 

anije hidrokrahëse naut. (craft 

equipped with a hydrofoil) 

anije hulumtuese hidrografike naut., carto. 

anije-kazermë naut. 

anije komanduese nav. 

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container ship 

convertible vessel 

anije rezervë 

anije kontejnerësh naut. (merchant / 

transport vessel in which cargo is packed in specially 

constructed containers which the ship is designed to 

carry, and in which they 

spacecraft 

may be transported to their final 

destination by truck, or train) 

air-and-space vehicle 

anije konvertuese nav. (a vessel 

that with minor alteration can quickly change its main 

armament (artillery, rocket, torpedo, mine) and thus its 

basic purpose, e.g., a torpedo boat might be converted 

to a gunboat, etc.) 

anije kozmike space 

anije 

antisubmarine orbiting (rocket) 

kozmike 

vessel vehicle, orbiterorbiting 

aircraft, 

av., space, ac. 

(term refers to a manned vehicle adapted for flying through 

the Earth's atmosphere and in space; the US space shuttle 

is an example) 

anije kozmike orbitare space 

anije 

/ guerrilla vesselship 

/ vessel anti-partisan / anti- 

kundër nëndetëseve nav., sub., ASW 

(specially built or refitted warship 

lake ship / vessel anti-torpedo ship 

or commercial vessel with the mission of searching for, 

finding, tracking, and destroying enemy submarines) 

anije kundërpartizane nav. 

anije kundërtorpilore nav., torp. 

river and ocean-going river vessel boat river-marine / ship vessel / ship, 

anije liqeni naut. (ship specially 

designed for internal navigation and combat operations 

on lakes) 

anije lumore nav. 

anije lumore-detare nav. 

(vessel especially 

designed 

/ ship commissioned 

for sailing both inland waterways and the open 

ocean; has relatively large burden and small draft; has 

mine / fitted-out ship 

good maneuvering capabilities and in order to pass under 

bridges it cannot be overly tall; 

ammunition meteorological barge / scow 

burden is 900–1,600 

/ munitions vessel t; at 

sea makes about 11 knots, in rivers 17–21 km / h) 

anije me pajisje nav. 

anije meteorologjike met., nav. 

fleet vessel service / shipship, 

fleet tender, tender auxiliary fleet auxiliary vesselship, 

anije minavënëse milmin. 

anije municioni ammo., nav. 

anije ndihmëse nav. 

neutral vessel / ship 

anije ndihmëse e flotës nav., sp. 

(tasked for use outside a 

naval base; includes transport vessel, depot ship, mother 

ship or tender, hospital ship, tanker, rescue ship, tug, 

ship 

duty decommissioned ship / inactivated 

icebreaker; these ships often form a seaborne supply 

convoy) 

anije neutrale nav., intnlaw 

(i.e., a vessel belonging to a neutral power) 

anije në detyrë nav. 

anije në rezervë nav.

guide ship anije rrafshuese 

put emergency repair ship 

anije niveluese nav., wksp. (ship in relation 

to which another ship executes a maneuver, or which is 

support out of ship commission laid-up / decommissioned / laid-off landing vessel, shipforce 

ship 

used as a guide for an extended line of ships to keep 

their formation) 

anije-ofiçinë nav., wksp. 

anije pa pajisje nav. 

anije për përkrahje me zjarr nav. 

(assault ship armed with mortar artillery 

and 

carrier recovery 

missile 

ship ship; rescue shipsalvage 

vessel, car salvage / vehicle and 

launching weaponry and tasked with 

neutralizing defensive firing positions and opening 

passages through the wire, mine, and other engineering 

obstacles on a beach) 

anije 

buoy-laying 

për shpëtim 

ship 

nav. 

pilot boat buoyage vessel, 

anije për transport automjetesh naut. 

(special type of ship for carrying vehicles 

on the sea and rivers; can be either military or commercial 

vessels which carry vehicles, as well as ferries) 

convertible vessel 

anije për vendosje tapash nav. 

anije përcjellëse naut. (takes the pilot to 

and from ships; modern pilot boats are classed as coastal 

pilot boats and harbor pilot boats with displacement of 

up 

/ boat 

to 30 t) 

anije përshtatëse nav. (a vessel 

that with minor alteration 

lead ship coastal pilot vessel 

can quickly change its main 

armament (artillery, rocket, torpedo, mine) and thus its 

basic purpose, e.g., a torpedo boat might be converted 

to a gunboat, etc.) 

guided-missile emergency repair ship ship 

anije pilotuese bregdetare nav. 

(for delivering pilots to ships in coastal waters 

and returning them to shore; under 350 tons displacement) 

anije 

ship decommissioned 

prijëse nav. 

anije punishte nav., wksp. 

guide ship / inactivated 

anije raketash msl., nav. (ship 

equipped with cruise missiles for attacking targets in the 

water, under the water, and in airspace) 

anije rezervë nav. 

anije rrafshuese nav., wksp. 

series hospital vessel ship / 

(ship 

ship 

in relation 

to which another ship executes a maneuver, or which is 

used as a guide for an extended line of ships to keep 

their formation) 

anije sanitare med., tpt. (a ship specially 

designed or refitted for housing, transporting and treating 

the wounded and the sick as well as shipwreck victims) 

hospital special-purpose ship ship anije serie naut., nav. (a vessel 

that is one of a series / batch of like vessels, a seriesproduced 

vessel / ship) 

anije speciale naut., nav. (e.g., 

fishing boat, cable layer, research vessel, icebreaker, 

training ship, etc.) 

anije spital nav., hosp. 

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craft ship military hospital 

target ship subchaser, hunter-killer 

anije-spital ushtarake med., nav. 

anije sulmuese nav., ASW 

recovery ship; rescue ship salvage training vessel, shipsalvage 

and 

(attached to an antisubmarine battle group) 

anije-shenjë naut. (specially built or adapted 

ship used for artillery, missile, and other weapons firingtraining; 

may be towed or self-propelled (radio-guided)) 

anije 

transport 

shkollore 

/ transport (towed) 

nav., tng. 

ship rescue barge shipassault-landing 

anije shpëtimi nav. 

anije shpëtimtare nav. 

anije tërheqëse tpt. 

reconnaissance naval transport ship / vessel (ship) 

anije transporti të desantit nav., ops. 

anije transportuese nav., tpt. 

(an auxiliary naval vessel for carrying matériel and 

personnel; armed with small and medium caliber guns) 

industry fireboat river shipping, river shipping 

anije vëzhguese nav., int. 

(warship specially constructed or adapted / retrofitted for 

tactical, operational, strategic, and special intelligence 

collection) 

anije zjarrfikse nav. 

anijetari e lumit econ. 

turning 

(the common term for inland waterway shipping 

/ navigation, shipyards, dredging, hydroconstruction 

turning movement 

works, installations 

movement while 

for 

from 

maintaining 

a in standstill motion wheeling / 

shipping lanes on 

rivers and canals and organizing joint efforts whose basic 

thrust is directly or indirectly connected with exploiting 

the rivers and canals and their resources) 

anim rreshti 

antenna appeal anchorage; roadstead 

gjatë lëvizjes GF, nav., tac. 

anim rreshti nga vendi GF, nav., tac. 

directional dipole 

ankesë miljur. 

radar antenna 

(of a decision, sentence, etc.) 

ankorimore naut. 

telephone antenna / antenna beam antenna 

antenë rad. 

short- 

antenë dipolare comms. 

antenë e drejtuar rad. 

antenë radari rdr., eqpt. 

antenë telefonike 

noise-suppressor antidote compound 

comms. 

equipment 

antenë valësh të shkurtra comms., electron. 

antidot 

mechanism, 

CW, med. 

(piece device, tank of) equipment 

hunter gadget, apparatus, machine, 

(substance which neutralizes 

or alleviates the effects of a toxic chemical agent) 

antifon AF, arty. (earmuffs 

/ helmets worn to protect hearing) 

antitank A tk., tk. 

aparat tech. 

wave antenna anti-knock antidetonator ICE

contained alarm-signal autonomous device/ 

self- 

apparatus, diving visual equipment light telegraphy / illumination apparatus equipment light signal 

aparat alarmi eqpt., sec, 

aparat autonom zhytësish nav. 

aparat 

launcher 

drite eqpt. 

aparat dritësor-sinjalizues comms. 

of an exercise tube-type torpedo 

(signaling 

apparatus, including signal lights, reflectors, various field 

expedients and, in the Navy, special-purpose lights such 

hydroacoustic directing device staff 

as masthead lights and yard arm lamps) 

aparat gypor torpilë ord., torp. 

aparat gjyqtarësh në ushtrim tng. 

navigation 

(the organ that directs exercises and 

judges the results) 

aparat 

simulation equipment 

hidro-akustik 

organization / device 

nav. 

/ center exercise radio- 

(one of a group of devices of varied purposes using the 

principles of hydroacoustics, i.e., sonar applications / 

sonar station / sonar system) 

aparat 

/ equipment 

i radionavigacionit rad., navig., eqpt. 

breathing infrared apparatus device / apparatus 

aparat imitimi në ushtrime comms., ex. 

(the temporary staff 

that directs and is responsible for the functioning of 

simulation equipment and facilities during an exercise) 

aparat 

/ 

infrakuq eqpt., IR 

aparat 

insulated sealed compressed 

izolues 

/ sealed 

NBC 

compressed air apparatus insulated 

(appliance 

enabling wearer to function in irrespirable or toxic 

firefighting oxygen / device 

atmospheres; contains oxygen supply and regenerator 

removing the exhaled CO2) 

rack apparatus equipment / trough 

aparat izolues me ajër të komprimuar eqpt. 

aparat izolues me oksigjen të komprimuar eqpt. 

antiaircraft 

aparat 

monitoring instrument / device 

kundër zjarrit fp., eqpt. 

aparat me shliza i torpilës torp. 

(apparatus equipment / set) / air defense communications radiotelephone 

aparat përgjues kundërajror AA, comms., eqpt. 

aparat radiotelefonik comms., eqpt. 

(a radio set meant for conducting 

apparatus radioteleprinter 

telephone 

/ 

communications 

set [apparatus] tropospheric radio 

in radiotelephone nets; 

operates on frequencies from 30–470 MHz; repeater, 

central, or terminal (transportable or portable) 

aparat radioteleprinterik comms., eqpt. 

(single channel or 

multichannel) 

aparat radiotroposferik rad., eqpt. 

(for troposcatter radio communications; 

has powerful transmitter and sensitive receiver and large 

antenna system) 

torpedo tube / launcheroptical 

aparat optik opt., instr. 

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stabilization device 

devices cryptographic cipher machine security equipment / 

aradha raketo-artilerike e anijes 

aparat stabilizues tech., msl. 

aparat shifre crypt. 

aparat 

torpedo 

teknik 

equipment 

i mbrojtjes 

/ apparatus telephone telegraph (set) setsurface 

kriptografike 

comms., crypt. 

aparat telefonik comms., eqpt. 

aparat 

communications smoke-fogger [device] 

telegrafik comms., eqpt. 

aparat torpilor mbiujor nav., eqpt., torp. 

fire extinguisherequipment 

/ gear stationary portable 

(equipment for 

launching a torpedo from a surface vessel) 

aparat tym-prodhues CW 

aparati bartës i lidhjeve comms., eqpt. 

intercept monitoring (shipboard) device equipment satellite / navigation equipment, and listening device telecommunications communications device / equipment 

aparati i fiksuar i fikjes së zjarrit sp., eqpt. 

aparati i navigacionit të satelitit ESV, navig., nav. 

aparati i përgjimit comms., int. 

(any of a 

class of devices for discovering and listening to sound / 

apparatus radio-relay device / 

acoustic sources and telecommunications devices; most 

typical is the equipment for recognizing and monitoring 

telephone and telegraph communications (by direct 

tapping of instruments, by induction tapping) and radio 

communications; used principally by intelligence and 

counterintelligence services and intercept elements) 

aparati 

underwater launcher torpedo tube, torpedo 

i radiorelesë rad., eqpt. 

(designed for carrying multichannel traffic, 

sometimes with frequency- or time-division multiplexing; 

launcher / tubes breathing apparatus, underwater aqualungdiver's 

torpedo / 

usually in the frequency range of 200–5,000 MHz) 

aparati i torpilave torp. 

aparati 

individual 

i zhytësit 

dosimeter 

për frymëmarrje nav. 

aircraft's 

aparati nënujor i torpilës torp. 

(used to launch torpedoes under water 

from torpedo batteries or from submarines, where it is 

built into the hull; has 4-8 torpedo tubes) 

(gun)sighting pneumatic system aparati për leximin e dozimetrit personal radiac. 

telephone equipment / (gun) / laying systemdevicediving 

/ central diver's 

aparati pneumatik i aeroplanit AF 

(n.b. hydraulic systems are more in 

use today) 

aparati qendror i shënjimit nav., arty. 

ventilation time torpedo (aeration) deviceapparatusdelayed-action 

filtration and/ 

aparati telefonik i zhytësit nav. 

aparati tempues i torpilës torp. 

aparatura e filtroventilacionit tech. 

aparatura e kompjuterizuar komanduese e anijes

equipment ship's computer-assisted fire-control 

aradha sanitare e anijes 

electronic sighting / aiming device 

nav., cptr. 

(linked assemblage of computer fire-control 

equipment by means of which shipboard artillery, missile, 

torpedo, and underwater armament are directed at targets 

airborne device for missile clearing launch-pod mines mechanical 

at sea) 

aparatura elektronike e shënjimit electron., opt. 

aparatura mekanike e minimit milmin. 

aparaturë aeroplani për lansim raketash ac., eqpt. 

-location 

(structure in which an 

air-to-air (more correctly, an air-to-ground) guided missile 

is 

construction apparatus 

transported 

vehicle/ 

equipment sound-ranging / 

and which ensures its initial trajectory - it 

consists of a missile launch-pod (on the wing, in or on 

decontamination bulldozer- 

the fusilage) with shackles for attaching the missile and 

a device for activating the missile-drive) 

aparaturë akustike arty., int.. instr. 

aparaturë 

equipment devicedosimetric 

buldozerësh veh., constr. 

aparaturë dekontaminimi CW, NBC 

device / apparatus electro-acoustic electronic 

aparaturë dozimetrike NBC, radiac. 

aparaturë elektroakustike elec. 

guidance electronic surveillance radar test-simulator equipment (ELINT) missile 

aparaturë elektronike electron., instr. 

aparaturë elektronike-vëzhguese int., electron. 

(electronic 

intelligence) 

aparaturë kontrolluese-trenazhi GW 

device navigation 

(the set of electronic 

equipment at a missile guidance radar station whose 

purpose is to simulate target and missile signals and 

department, rocket and / apparatus artillery 

variants of their 

II-BO department, gunnery / shipboard weapons 

movement, with jamming and without, 

and to enable the functioning of an air-defense missile 

system to be monitored) 

aparaturë navigacioni nav., instr., navig. 

aradha raketo-artilerike e anijes nav. 

medical department, arrival VII-BO 

(shipboard organization) (the second 

department; the part of the crew that services and 

diving of ship 

maintains the ship's rocket and artillery weapons, radars, 

computers, etc.; on large ships it may be divided into 

divisions and sections) 

(thermally) forces caisson / insulated cofferdam chest 

aradha sanitare e anijes nav., milorg., med. 

(shipboard organization) 

ardhje e forcave 

arka e zhytësit nav. (for 

doing construction / repair work under water) 

arkë izoluese log., eqpt. 

(for transport and storage of cooked food and fresh meat) 

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equipment digital aparaturë digitale tech. 

ammunition chest / box 

piece records office military archives, rocket military artillery 

arkë municioni ammo. 

arkiv 

service) 

ushtarak admin. 

armed forces of the armed forces, (separate) service branch of the (of 

arma artilerike raketore arty., msl. 

(consists of launcher and launch equipment; there 

are multibarreled rocket launchers and launchers for 

unguided and guided rockets) 

weapon gun large- / heavy-caliber subcaliber 

arma e forcave të armatosura mildoct. 

subcaliber 

arma e kalibrit të madh arty. 

(artillery pieces larger than 155 mm) 

arma 

used in 

e kalibrit 

military operations weapon 

të vogël wpn., gunn. 

(usually up to 10 mm) 

air army, / fieldpiece air weapon force 

arma e kalibrit të vogël wpn., gunn. 

arma e veprimeve luftarake tac., mildoct. 

army field army, full-strength army 

armata e aviacionit av., milorg. 

(refers to the largest US and Soviet operational military 

aviation formations; the term "air army" applies especially 

to the armed forces of the former USSR; the U.S. equivalent 

would be "air force," as in "8th Air Force") 

air army, air force 

armata e luftës 

armatë milorg. (a strategic-operational grouping 

of ground forces; consists of several divisions, 

independent brigades, regiments, battalions or artillery 

army 

battalions 

of liberation 

and other units and may have associated 

operational tactical components) 

mass / liberation massive army, army 

armatë ajrore AF, milorg. (the 

term "air army" applies especially to the armed forces of 

the former USSR; the U.S. equivalent would be "air force," 

as in "the 8th Air Force") 

armatë çlirimtare 

army operations 

milorg., milact. 

reserve professional army army/ 

regular 

armatë masive milorg. 

(numerically large, well-equipped armed force) 

armatë operative milorg. 

armatë profesionale 

arms, armaments, 

milorg. 

(volunteer) 

aircraft weapons armament / 

armatë rezervë milorg., mob. (often the 

term for a part of the armed forces that is in a reserve 

status and is activated when there is a threat of war or 

actual war; also, the term for an army which is held in 

the 

armament weaponry reserve 

/ 

of 

weapons artillery armament missile artillery 

the High Command) 

armatim wpn. 

armatim aeroplani ac., ord. 

armatim artilerik arty. 

armatim artileriko-raketor arty. 

(may include auxiliary equipmnet 

such as radar / range-finders / ammo) 

[field] piece support arma e përkrahjes wpn.

weaponry aircraft armament / 

armatim 

armament weaponry bomber nuclear weapons weaponry / 

aviatik ac., ord. 

armatim avioni ac., ord. 

armament TO&E-authorized 

armatim bërthamor nucl., wpn. 

armatim bombarduesish ord. 

(all types of aerial bombs; may be carried 

weapons/ 

weaponrylight 

by all types of aircraft, primarily bombers and fighterbombers) 

heavy armament weapons joint armaments / 

armatim formacioni wpn. 

armatim i lehtë wpn. 

armatim 

weapons / weaponry conventional armament / 

i përbashkët tac. 

armatim 

armament(s), conventional 

i rëndë wpn. 

armatim klasik wpn. 

antisubmarine armament(s) against / weapons minesanti-mine 

armatim konvencional mildoct. 

(i.e., not nuclear, chemical, or biological) 

armatim kundër minave milmin. 

/ armament arms with firing instructionsnaval 

weapons armaments / 

armatim kundër nëndetëseve sub., ASW 

armatim marinar nav., wpn. 

weapons, mine weapons hand 

armatim me mësim për gjuajtje wpn., tng. 

armatim 

armament weapons, special(-purpose) missiles 

me mina milmin., wpn., ord. 

tank strategic armament arms arms / 

armatim special wpn. 

armatim 

weapons torpedo infantry armament arms / 

strategjik mildoct. 

armatim tankist tk., wpn. (includes a 

cannon, machine guns, night vision / firing equipment, 

fire control equipment, etc.) 

armatim torpilor 

weapon(s) infantry arms / weapons 

torp., nav., wpn. 

armatimi i këmbësorisë inf., wpn. 

(includes infantry firearms, mortars, recoilless 

rifles and rockets, hand grenades, rifle grenades 

antipersonnel mine and incendiary weapons) 

tank hunter, antiarmor 

armatimi i qitësve tac. 

armë wpn., econ. (any means intended for 

the destruction of living beings and material goods; and 

in the broad sense, any measure (economic, propaganda, 

etc.) that weakens an enemy's combat morale and his 

will to offer resistance) 

armë anti-blinduese tk., A tk. 

arms / armament / ordnance rocket personal armatim personal gunn. 

armatim raketor 

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interceptor armë e mesme lansuese vetëlëvizëse 

piece / gun artillery gun automatic / piece artillery 

(soldiers trained and appropriately equipped 

for antiarmor combat) 

armë artilerike arty. (tube, gun 

carriage, and aiming device) 

armë 

piece gun / piece coastal naval artillery 

artilerike automatike arty. 

(after the first round, opening the breech, 

placing a round in the tube, closing the breech and 

firing the shell are all done automatically) 

armë artilerike bregdetare arty. 

artillery piece weapon, / gun artillery tank destroyer non-automatic antitank 

armë artilerike e anijes nav., arty 

armë 

weapon 

artilerike joautomatike arty. 

(one with a non-automatic breech) 

atomic 

armë artilerike kundërblinduese A tk. 

automatic / nuclear weapon missile weapon artillery 

(an artillery 

piece intended for combating tanks and other armored 

vehicles) 

armë artileriko-raketore arty. 

armë atomike nucl. 

armë 

rapid-firing rapid-firing 

automatike wpn. (one that 

weapon / quick-firing / (QF) quick-firing cannon / artillery QF infantry piece / firearm weapon / 

fires, extracts, ejects and reloads without application of 

power from an outside source, repeating the cycle as 

long as the firing mechanism is held in the proper position) 

armë automatike artilerike arty., wpn. 

armë automatike këmbësorie 

portable weapon aircraft 

e zjarrit hist., wpn. 

nuclear / arms weapon weapon 

armë avioni kundër nëndetëses ac., ord., ASW 

armë bartëse wpn. 

fusion-fission nuclear weapon nuclear weapon two-stage 

armë bërthamore nucl., wpn. 

fission- 

(construed narrowly, a fission weapon; more broadly, 

can be either a fission or fusion (thermonuclear) weapon) 

armë bërthamore dyfazëshe nucl., NW 

weapon, fusion nuclear weapon armë bërthamore fisio-fuzio-fisionale nucl. 

weapon thermonuclear weaponoperational 

nuclear nuclear fusion 

armë bërthamore fisiono-fuzionale nucl. 

(two-stage nuclear weapon, a 

thermonuclear weapon with a uranium shell) 

armë bërthamore fuzionale nucl., wpn. 

nuclear missiles 

armë bërthamore operative NW 

(a nuclear projectile of medium to high power 

(50 to 500 kt) and its delivery system (medium-range 

missiles, aircraft fitted for carrying nuclear bombs, or 

air–ground missiles with nuclear warheads); intended 

for hitting targets at operational depth) 

armë bërthamore raketore 

antisubmarine (hunter-killer) bacteriological weapons 

armë bakteriologjike BW

nuclear weapon(s) binary weapon strategic 

armë e mëvetësishme 

armë bërthamore strategjike mildoct., wpn. 

biological weapon / weaponry 

armë binare CW (two non-toxic 

chemical agents in a variety of projectile and aerosol 

delivery systems; when combined en route to the target 

they undergo a chemical reaction creating a toxic CW 

agent; binary weapons avoid the problem of controlling 

and storing toxic agents) 

weapon defensive weapon destructive weapon, 

armë biologjike NBC 

(specially prepared delivery system(s) for pathogens 

employed as weapons of war) 

missile weapons of [mass] destruction guided missiles, guided 

armë defensive wpn. (e.g., antitank 

gun and a defensive hand grenade) 

armë destruktive wpn., NBC 

(refers to nuclear, 

field bladed weapon chemical, and biological weapons) 

armë dirigjuese raketore 

armë e ftoftë wpn. (sword / dagger / 

knife); piece "silent / gun weapon" combined artillery 

armë e kombinuar artilerike arty. 

(conventional rocket or recoilless rocket 

artillery piece / gun in the following combinations: gun 

artillery piece light antiaircraft 

/ cannon and howitzer, howitzer and gun / cannon, 

mortar and howitzer, howitzer and gun / fieldpiece, etc.; 

they are built in order to minimize deficiencies and 

emphasize the positive traits of some types of artillery 

weaponry; the tendency is toward further development of 

propelled 

this type of artillery weapon) 

armë e lehtë artilerike AA, arty. 

hand-held light [antiaircraft] artillery piece self- 

(20–60 mm; horizontal range, 5–10 km; 

vertical range 4–8 km; effective range 1,500–3,000 m; 

high muzzle velocity, 800–1,100 m / s; high rate of fire, 

self-propelled [surface-to-air [surface-to-air missile] light 

800–2,000 rounds / min) 

armë e lehtë artilerike vetlëvizëse 

built-in missile] launcher small launcher 

arty., 

arms light 

AA 

armë e lehtë lëshuese e mbartshme AA, msl. 

armë e lehtë lëshuese vetlëvizëse arty., AA 

armë 

self-propelled piece, medium-caliber 

e mbrejtur 

missile gun 

arty., SA 

transporter-launcher medium medium artillery 

(small 

arms mounted in parallel with an artillery piece; used 

most often in tanks where machine guns are coupled 

with the tank gun) 

armë e mesme artilerike AD, AA, arty. 

weapons / armament independent gun / piece 

armë e mesme lansuese vetëlëvizëse AD, msl. 

cocked / armed underwater weaponmine 

(type of 

mobile SAM transporter-launcher) 

armë e mëvetësishme arty. 

armë e minës nënujore wpn. 

(can be laid as mine obstacles 

by surface vessels, submarines, and aircraft) 

armë e ngrehur SA 

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"clean" nuclear weapon 

armë 

gun heavy independent gun / piece gun / piece 

e pastër nukleare NW 

(one which produces only a negligible amount of 

radioactive products upon detonation) 

ethnic weapon electronic heavy artillery weaponpiece 

/ 

armë e pavarur arty. 

armë e rëndë arty. 

armë e rëndë artilerike arty. 

implement 

armë elektronike electron. 

photon TO&E-authorized tool / 

armë etnike NBC (a type of biological 

weapon designed to eradicate an ethnic group by using 

genetic engineering to take advantage of certain genetic 

on-call gun gun 

tendencies; still only theoretical) 

armë formacioni wpn. 

armë fotonike tech. (experimental weapon 

employing 

weapon(s) genetic geophysical weaponweapon(ry) 

high-energy laser radiation as an offensive 

weapon) 

armë 

semiautomatic 

gatishmërie 

artillery semiautomatic 

arty. 

armë gjenetike wpn. 

armë gjeofizike ops., wpn. 

(missile) piece armë gjysmë-automatike wpn. 

personal launcher weapon 

armë gjysmë-automatike artilerike arty. 

(an artillery piece with 

semiautomatic loading or with a semiautomatic breech 

mounted) antisubmarine 

mechanism) 

armë hedhëse msl. 

chemical weapon weapon(s) stern(- 

armë individuale wpn. (includes 

pistols, rifles of all calibers, automatic rifles and 

submachine guns, light anti-armor weapons, etc.) 

armë 

nuclear-biological-chemical 

kiçi kundër nëndetëseve nav., ASW 

crew-served weapons weapon 

armë kimike CW (in a broad 

sense: toxic agents, smoke producing and incendiary 

materials, and herbicides; in a narrow sense chemical 

munitions artillery shells, missiles, aerial bombs) 

armë kimiko-biologjiko-bërthamore NBC, ord. 

gun / piece (fire) adjustment / correction 

armë kolektive ord. (weapon 

served by two or more soldiers, i.e., automatic rifle (BAR 

and modern descendants), bazooka-type manual mortars, 

and artillery pieces; contrasts with an individual / personal 

weapon) 

armë korrektuese gunn. 

/ piece on-call space gun weapon anti-boat weapon 

(a gun which carries out fire adjustment on 

behalf of the battalion as a whole; this saves ammunition 

and time and does not expose the positions of the batteries) 

armë kozmike space, wpn. 

armë kujdestarie arty. 

armë kundër barkave nav., wpn. 

armë kundër nëndetëseve nav., sub., ASW

antisubmarine arms / weapons 

forward antisubmarine weapon 

(underwater 

for destroying submerged submarines and other 

anti-armor launcher, light antitank weapon / 

weapon weapon gun 

(for 

(firearm) 

equipped with a silencer weapon weapon, weapon 

(moved 

weapon mine weapons weapon 

(such 

armaments weapon / 

/ armament weapons 

fission weapon weapon 

(common 

nuclear weapon weapon 

nuclear weapons / battlefield 

(a 

(frequently 

nuclear 

(up 

weapons 

underwater targets; besides weapons (torpedoes, 

antisubmarine projectiles, some types of underwater 

mines, etc.) includes the means of detecting and locating 

enemy submarines (sonar, etc.)) 

armë kundërnëndetëse të bashit nav., sub., ASW 

armë lansuese kundërblinduese A tk. antitank 

long-range launching antitank projectles; some variants are portable, 

some transportable, while others are mounted in 

helicopters) 

armë larg-hedhëse wpn. 

armë lazerike wpn. laser 

defensive roving 

silenced 

armë lëvizëse wpn., gunn., posn. 

to different positions to deceive the enemy as to position 

and strength) 

armë mbrojtëse wpn. as 

antitank gun and defensive hand grenade) 

armë me silenciator wpn. 

armë meteorologjike met. weather 

armë minaeksplozive milmin. exploding 

armë minash milmin., wpn. mine 

neutron 

underwater 

armë neutronike nucl., wpn., NW 

(type of thermonuclear weapon producing heavy neutron 

radiation; based on the fusion of tritium and deuterium 

nuclei; 75% of the energy released when a neutron weapon 

is exploded is in the form of 

slow-firing 

neutron radiation, making it 

primarily an antipersonnel weapon) 

nuclear 

armë nënujore wpn., torp., ASW 

single-stage 

term for naval weapons based 

on exploding destructive charges under water; includes 

underwater mine weapons, antisubmarine weapons, 

multistage 

and 

torpedoes) 

armë ngadalëqitëse wpn. 

armë nukleare fisionale nucl. 

armë nukleare njëfazëshe nucl., 

tactical 

wpn. 

fission weapon, e.g., the A-bomb) 

armë nukleare shumëfazëshe NW, nucl. 

occurring term for 

thermonuclear weapons requiring a fission reaction (stage 

one) to initiate the fusion reaction (stage two); three-stage 

weapons (fission-fusion-fission) are also possible) 

armë nukleare taktike NW, tac. 

to 50 kilotons yield and 300 km 

in range) 

armë nukleare trifazëshe NW three-stage 

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weapon artileri bërthamore 

single-barreled weapon / 

(a possible design for a thermonuclear weapon; 

the additional third stage involves using the fast neutrons 

liberated during the fusion reaction to cause fission of 

the U-238 in the bomb's natural uranium casing; also 

termed "fission-fusion-fission 

recoilless orbital weapons weapon 

weapon"; 

weapon / arms 

would be an 

extremely dirty weapon) 

armë njëtytëshe arty. 

destruction, nuclear-biological-chemical 

armë orbitare wpn., space 

attached weapon / weapon supporting of mass 

armë pa zmbrapje wpn. (absence 

of recoil achieved through jet action of propellant gases 

in a direction opposite to the trajectory of the projectile) 

armë për asgjësimin në masë NBC 

rocket missiles, rockets; rocket weapons weapons anti-ship 

armë përcjellëse gunn., sp. 

missiles, / missile antitank rocket weapons antitank 

armë raketore 

armë raketore kundër anijeve nav., msl. 

(launched from small, fast vessels such 

as a gunboat or from aircraft) 

armë raketore kundërblinduese 

weapon strategic 

A tk. 

(if guided, can be 

the transportable type or mounted on a light self-propelled 

tracked or wheeled vehicle or in a helicopter; if unguided, 

is usually hand-carried) 

armë 

multiple special(-purpose) strategic weapon(s) weapons 

raketore strategjike mildoct., msl. 

weapon(s) weapon multibarreled weapon, 

armë speciale wpn. 

armë strategjike mildoct., 

(field)piece, secret weapon 

wpn. 

cannon, thermonuclear gun 

armë shumëtytëshe wpn. 

armë termonukleare nucl., wpn., NW 

piece / gun deception 

armë të fshehta wpn. 

armë të rënda wpn. (generally 

used of relatively large weapons, such as cannons, 

artillery 

howitzers, 

gun 

mortars) 

/ piece recoilless 

armë të rënda mashtruese arty., cam. 

(a field piece detached from an artillery unit 

in order, by firing sporadically from a number of 

predetermined positions, to deceive the enemy as to the 

weapons; torpedo ordnance towed weapon torpedo arms / 

strength and disposition of the artillery) 

armë të rënda pa zmbrapje artilerike arty. 

(the projectile is thrust forward by 

jet-reactive power) 

armë tërheqëse ord., arty. 

armë torpilore torp., wpn., nav. 

(general common term for 

torpedos, torpedo launchers, and associated equipment) 

artillery piece offensive armë ofensive wpn. 

gun / piece psychological armë psikologjike 

missiles X-ray armë rëntgen

artillery piece, self-propelled reference piece 

artileri bregdetare 

firearm(s) multipurpose weapon(s) 

infantry gunfirearms 

self-propelled 

armë themelore arty. 

armë universale wpn. 

armë vetëlëvizëse artilerike arty. 

armë zjarri wpn. 

armë 

/ of cease-fire hostilities armistice, truce, limited cessation truce 

zjarri e qitësve SA (firearms 

of caliber 4.85–14.5 or even 20 mm; includes the pistols, 

revolvers, rifles, automatic rifles, submachine guns, and 

machine guns up to the stated caliber) 

armëpushim polit., intnlaw 

the enemy ambush weapons (pieces) armëpushim i pjesërishëm ops., polit. 

armët e pritës tac. (machine 

guns, artillery pieces, antitank guns, APCs, and tanks 

used in carrying out ambush fire) 

potential internal 

armik (in the broad sense, the country 

arsine, enemy arsenous enemy, the hydride enemy (AsH3) within 

against which war is being waged; in the more restricted 

sense, the troops / forces against which combat action 

is being conducted; the most essential element of a 

commander's situation assessment is called "the enemy") 

armik i brendshëm 

armik potencial 

arsen-hidrogjen 

education arsenal, and indoctrination weapons naval storage arsenal depot political 

CW 

(a colorless, highly toxic, non-persistant gas having an 

onionlike odor; average lethal dose 5 g. min / m3) 

arsenal detar nav., fac. 

arsenali 

education secondary military specialist training ideological-political 

arsim dhe edukim politik tng., polit. 

arsim i mesëm ushtarako-profesional edu., tng. 

instructor educational in system a military military schooling, military 

arsim ideo-politik 

pyrotechnic school 

polit. 

mixture 

arsimi ushtarak edu. 

arsimtar në shkollën ushtarake job, tng., edu. 

artillerywarehouse 

artificion ord. 

army artillery article / item 

(one which upon 

combustion produces light, heat, smoke, and sound; 

used for exercises to imitate the effects of nuclear, 

chemical, and other weapons) 

artikull depoje sup. 

artileri arty. 

quick-fire atomic 

artileri armate arty. 

nuclear artillery artillery 

(artillery and 

missile units for fire support and antitank warfare of an 

army and other strategic-operational groupings 

immediately subordinate to the commanding officer) 

artileri atomike arty., nucl, 

artileri automatike arty. 

artileri bërthamore arty., nucl. 

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brigade coastal artillery (artillery equipped with guns firing nuclear projectiles) 

divisional artillery artillery 

artileri bregdetare arty., nav. (for 

support to one's own forces and action against the enemy 

along the coast) 

artileri brigade arty. (especially 

howitzer and antitank missile units organic to and 

immediately subordinate to a brigade commander) 

combined attached artillery artillery artileri divizioni arty. (artillery 

unit organic to a division and under direct command of 

the division commander) 

artileri e bashkuar arty. 

corps artillery 

(e.g., 

attached to a infantry, armor, or mechanized unit to 

provide artillery fire support) 

artileri e kombinuar arty. (artillery 

which operates with a mix of artillery guns in order to 

compensate for some weapon deficiencies and capitalize 

on the good points of others) 

long range artillery 

artileri e korp-armatës arty. (artillery 

and missile units for artillery support and antitank combat; 

organic to a corps and directly subordinate to the corps 

commander; consists of 

light 

independent 

artillery 

artillery battalions 

and artillery regiments and tactical and operational 

missile battalions) 

artileri e largësisë së madhe arty. 

(fire support: approximately 20 km: purpose: elimination 

of enemy targets / formations by self-propelled 122–175 

mm guns; heavy mortars, etc.) 

artillery light coast artillery 

artileri e lehtë arty. (term formerly 

applied to artillery pieces up to 105 mm; with the advent 

artillery drawn by draft animals horse-drawn light mountain artillery, 

of small-caliber rocket artillery (up to 105 mm) the concept 

is obsolete) 

artileri e lehtë bregdetare arty. 

artileri 

artillery 

e lehtë malore nav., arty. 

medium artillery air defense 

artileri e mbrejtur arty. 

(a form of towed 

artillery, now largely replaced; still used as a back-up 

where terrain is impassable for motor vehicles) 

artileri e mbrojtjes kundërajrore arty. 

artillery medium coast 

artileri e mesme arty. (traditionally, 

guns of 75 to 155 mm.; with the advent of atomic artillery 

(105–150 mm) the term "medium artillery" has lost its 

meaning; it now often implies AA artillery and is also 

used for naval and coastal artillery) 

artillery 

motorized artillery fixed coastal 

artileri e mesme bregdetare arty. 

(guns 120–200 mm; intended to destroy small 

and medium armored and unarmored naval ships and 

support vessels of all kinds; semiautomatic) 

artileri e motorizuar arty. 

artileri e palëvizshme bregdetare arty.

heavy artillery 

shipboard artillery heavy naval / 

artileri e rëndë arty. (the former 

name for conventional artillery of great power; included 

guns exceeding 155 mm; with the advent of nuclear shells, 

which can be fired from medium caliber guns, the term 

attached heavy coast artillery 

is no longer meaningful) 

artileri e rëndë anijesh nav., arty. 

(includes guns larger than 150 mm) 

railroad artillery artillery 

artileri e rëndë bregdetare arty. 

(guns 220 mm and up; intended for destroying large 

armored naval ships at medium and long ranges) 

artileri e shtuar arty. (e.g., attached 

to a infantry, armor, or mechanized unit to provide artillery 

conventional fortress / artillery garrison artillery 

fire support) 

artileri hekurudhore arty. (type 

of artillery whose guns are mounted on special railroad 

cars, flat cars (AA guns) and rail trasporters (large caliber 

naval guns); since WW II it has lost its importance) 

artileri kështjelle arty. 

antiaircraft artillery naval / coastal ship's 

artileri klasike arty. (a category 

of artillery which includes cannons, howitzers, mortars, 

recoilless guns; does not include rocket or atomic artillery) 

artileri kundërajrore bregdetare AD, arty. 

antitank artillery, 

artileri kundërajrore e anijes nav. 

(shipboard artillery primarily 

intended to defend a ship or naval formation against 

aerial attack; can also be used against targets on the 

conveyable 

sea; caliber of the armament: light (20–76 mm); medium 

towed artillery artillery artillery 

(76–127 mm); heavy (127 mm and above)) 

artileri kundërblinduese 

mountain portée artillery, portable / 

arty., A tk. 

pack 

artileri lëvizëse arty. 

(mortars, mountain cannons, etc.), 

pack artillery / hill-country artillery 

artileri malore arty. 

howitzer siege artillery artillery 

artileri mbartëse arty. 

artileri ngarkuese arty. (artillery drawn 

by pack animals; not much used in modern armies; may 

be an ancillary form of transport) 

organic artillery 

artileri ngujimi arty. 

artileri obusesh arty. (conventional 

artillery units equipped with howitzers; howitzers may 

be medium (105–155 mm) and large caliber (larger than 

155 mm); used in support of combat 

attached 

operations 

/ supporting 

of infantry, 

armored, and mechanized units) 

artileri organike arty. (artillery for 

fire support and antitank combat organic to tactical and 

combined-arms tactical units, operational and strategic 

groupings; termed, by level, battalion, regiment, brigade, 

or division artillery) 

artileri përcjellëse arty., sp. 

armor-piercing artillerylong-range 

artileri larg-hedhëse arty. 

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artillery atmosferë standarde artilerike 

zone [artillery] position fire artillery 

(organic to combined-arms tactical units; 

intended for direct support to infantry and mechanized 

units) 

artileri pozicionale arty., posn. 

(applies to artillery units that do not have their own 

antiaircraft rocket artillery 

means of transportation) 

artileri rajonale arty. (artillery 

artillery rocket artillery long-range rocket 

fire that is delivered in a constant direction at several 

elevations) 

artileri raketash arty. 

artileri 

coastal artillery rocket artilleryspecial-purpose 

raketash kundërajrore AD, arty., msl. 

artileri raketash larg-hedhëse arty. 

coast artillery fixed / stationary 

artileri reaktive arty. 

artileri speciale bregdetare arty. 

(small-caliber (under 60 mm) guns for 

use against small, fast, surface ships at ranges of up to 

ground towed artillery artillery 5 km) 

artileri stacionare bregdetare arty. 

artileri tërheqëse arty. (artillery in 

shipboard / naval artillery trench artillery all-purpose 

which the artillery pieces are towed by trucks, tractors, or 

teams of horses) 

artileri tokësore arty. (term used by 

some armies to denote artillery intended for ground targets) 

artileri 

naval ordnance self-propelled ship's 

transheje arty., tac. 

artileri universale e anijes nav., 

battalion / shipboard 

arty. 

artillery artillery artillery, 

(includes naval guns up 

to 203 mm; for use against naval, land, and air targets) 

artileri vetëlëvizëse arty. 

artileria e anijes nav., ord. 

artileria e batalionit arty. (in 

/ close support artillery field / light subcaliber artillery artillery direct 

some armies, artillery organic to a non-artillery battalion; 

tasked with artillery support to the units of the battalion, 

including antitank support) 

artileria e fushës arty. 

support artillery general 

artileria e kalibrit të vogël arty. 

artileria e përkrahjes së drejtpërdrejtë arty. 

(artillery which executes the 

fire 

artillery fire support 

directed by the commander of the unit to which it 

organically belongs or is attached) 

artileria e përkrahjes së përgjithshme arty. 

(support which is given to the 

regimental 

supported 

force as a whole and not to any particular subdivision 

thereof) 

artileria e përkrakjes me zjarr arty. 

(fire support from an artillery / missile unit 

organic to a combined-arms unit and under its direct 

command) 

artileria e regjimentit milorg., arty.

artillery autoblindë 

battery battery/ 

ship's primary artillery main main coastal ship's 

(artillery that is organic to an infantry regiment; 

includes antitank artillery (76–90 mm guns) and fire suport 

artillery (up through 122 mm); consists of independent 

batteries and battalions) 

artileria kryesore e anijes nav., arty. 

shipboard seacoast artillery / naval artillery mobile coastal medium/ 

artileria krysore e bregdetit arty. 

artileria 

ship's rocket 

lëvizëse 

artillery naval / 

e bregdetit arty. 

(either self-propelled or towed) 

artileria mesatare e anijes nav., arty. 

(includes 76–150 mm guns 

naval 

intended 

guns, secondary 

for aerial targets at 2–2.6 km altitude and light 

surface vessels at 10–12 km range) 

artileria raketore e anijes nav., msl., arty. 

(shipboard rocket artillery; in 

desertion, secondary gunner, defection; artilleryman battery some navies organized as part of shipboard artillery, in 

other navies separately) 

aircraft disloyalty (flight) range 

artilerija ndihmëse e anijeve nav., arty. 

(intended for use against 

air attack, torpedoes, etc.) 

artiljer arty. 

arrati 

arritja 

[military] arrival / approach of 

e aeroplanit ac. (the 

greatest horizontal distance which an aircraft can fly, 

including ascending to a specific altitude, horizontal 

flight at this altitude, and descent from this altitude, to 

arrivalsforcesattainment 

of a line [of disposition] 

the point where the fuel load is expended (i.e., too low 

to sustain further extended flight)) 

arritja e forcave 

annihilation, maximum horizontal 

milorg. 

destruction [number range of of aircraft] fire 

arritja e vijës ops. 

arritja maksimale av. 

arritje horizontale gunn. 

Warrant mass destruction / annihilation 

asgjësim tac. (the rendering 

of personnel and matériel unfit for combat or use; as an 

artillery mission, fire by artillery and mortar units intended 

for the purpose of inflicting such losses on the enemy 

that he loses combat capability) 

asgjësim masiv ops. 

flank attack Warrant First Class 

aspirant rank (one of the most senior NCOs, 

comparable to U.S. E8 -- Master Sergeant and Chief Petty 

Officer) 

aspiranti i klasit 

(aircraft) flank military attack / strike / assault 

të parë rank 

(the most senior NCO; comparable to U.S. E9 - Sergeant 

forced / attaché emergency landing 

Major or Chief Petty Officer First Class) 

atak anësor tac. 

atak anësor tac. 

atashe ushtarak job 

aterim ac. 

aterim i detyruar ac. 

landing 16 

poisoned atmosphere 

contaminated atmosphere / air / atmosphere contaminated 

standard atmosphere chemically 

atmosferë e helmuar NBC 

atmosferë e kontaminuar NBC 

atmosferë 

standard artillery 

e kontaminuar 

atmosphere 

kimikisht CW 

atmosferë standarde (set by 

international agreement; used in aerodynamic 

calculations and in comparing flight characteristics of 

aircraft) 

atmosferë standarde artilerike ball., gunn., arty. 

armored car / vehicle 

(defined by ground-level 

values for certain meteorological parameters, viz.: air 

temperature 15º C; atmospheric pressure 1,000 milibars; 

air density 1.206 kg / m3; speed of sound 340.79 m / s; 

acceleration due to gravity 9.81 m / s2; polytropic exponent 

1.4; humidity 50%; and 

armored 

the lapse 

vehicle 

rate (from a table or 

formula)) 

ambulance bus 

autoblindë veh., AFV (an armored 

vehicle with four-wheel drive; used for reconnaissance 

and security, and for conducting antitank combat; armed 

with one to two machine guns, a cannon, and antitank 


autoblindë AFV, veh. 

autobus 

gun photographic tube laboratory vehicle-mounted autofrettage field of a 

sanitar med., tpt., sp. (bus 

configured to accommodate 10–18 sick or wounded; used 

to move patients from aid stations to rear echelon 

facilities) 

autofoto-laborator phot. 

autogyro 

autofretim gypash 

submachine 

mileng., ord. 

gun, machine carbine 

(the application to the bore of a gun of such 

interior pressure as will deform the inner layers of steel 

beyond the elastic limit which would be reached by the 

explosion of any charge to be used subsequently in the 

vehicle 

gun) 

autogjir ac. 

amphibian, 

automatik ord. 

forward element amphibious motor vehicle 

(light weapon capable of taking out a target at 200 m; 

uses pistol ammunition, typically 7.6 / 9 mm, 32 or 

more to a magazine) 

automjet tpt. 

command-staff armored vehicle 

automjet 

vehicle / 

amfib 

van command command post, command car / vehicle mobile staff 

amph. 

automjet ballëtar veh. 

automjet i blinduar AFV, veh. 

automjet komandues veh. 

automjet komandues shtabi veh., cp 

(an element of the communications system 

designed for the transportation and operations of senior 

command personnel; radio, radio-relay, and wire 

communications are installed and implemented; radio 

communications (30–60 MHz and 390–420 MHz) may 

be used either on the move or stationary; both radio and 

radio relay communications may be employed for 

telephone communications)

infantry combat vehicle armored troop carrier armored 

vehicles wheeled transport / 

automjet luftarak veh. 

automjet luftarak i këmbësorisë veh., AFV 

(tracked high-speed, highlymaneuverable 

armored vehicle with great mobility and 

firepower) 

radiation and chemical 

automjet me rrota veh., AFV 

forward motor reconnaissance vehicle element motor vehicle vehicle 

(motor vehicles that run on wheels; may have 

multiple axles with two, four, or more wheels per axle; 

may be either noncombat or combat (armored) vehicles) 

automjet motorik tpt. 

automjet 

tractor, special(-purpose) ambulance motor vehicle, vehicletruck 

për vrojtimin radiologjik-kimik NBC 

automjet prijës veh. 

automjet 

vehicletow 

truck special veh. 

automjet spitali med., veh. 

reconnaissance 

automjet tërheqës motorik tpt. 

lined-up transport vehicles vehicle motor 

(motor vehicle for pulling 

(semi-)trailers, artillery pieces, engineer and other vehicles) 

automjet transportues veh., tpt. 

command-staff vehicle / mobile last vehicle, tail automjet vëzhgues int., tpt. 

staff command car / vehicle post/ 

van 

automjete të rreshtuara fmn., veh. 

automjeti i fundit tac. (e.g., of a 

column) 

automjeti i komandës së shtabit veh., auth. 

vehicle 

automjeti i shtabit comms. 

tanker cross-country truck / all-terrain 

(an element of the communications system of the armed 

forces intended for transporting officers and for them to 

work in as well as for establishing and using radio and 

landline communications in place and in motion) 

automjeti i terrenit veh. 

automobil-cisternë 

truck armored vehicle heavy 

sup. (special vehicle 

equipped with chassis-mounted removeable tank which, 

smoke-generator fire engine, vehicle fire 

depending upon the liquid cargo (water, gasoline, etc.) 

has special input and discharge equipment) 

automobil i rëndë i blinduar veh., tac., AFV 

(car or truck) 

automobil i zjarrfikësve CD, veh. 

truck, ambulance van, lorry 

automobil për tymosje CW 

(truck equipped with a high-capacity thermal smoke 

generator; generates smoke screens using smokegenerating 

oil; screens may extend 24–30 km.) 

cross-country reconnaissance truck/ 

all-terrain vehicle / 

automobil sanitar med., tpt. 

automobil transporti veh. (British) 

automobil transportues tpt., veh. 

automobil vëzhgues int. 

automobili i terrenit veh. 

car 17 

vehicle (car 

capability) 

intercom speakerphone 

aviator 

driver 

or truck with enhanced cross-country 

autoparlant comms. 

authority training facility of command 

(type of 

electroacoustic device intended for two-way individual 

or group communication on board ships, tanks, aircraft, 

or installations (i.e., command posts) 

autoport tpt. (facility for training 

ferry written self-propelled authority caterpillar / permit 

military drivers; specially equipped for instruction under 

simulated and practical conditions) 

autoritet eprori (of the 

commanding officer) 

automotive vehicle driver-trainer 

autorizim me shkrim doc. 

autoskelë me zinxhirë veh. 

(type of ferry designed to carry tanks, self-propelled 

artillery, and other tracked vehicles of Soviet manufacture 

across a river; consists of two (left and right) "half-ferries"; 

capacity 52 t; track width 3.54 m) 

advancement [forward] advancement / progress autotrenazher 

promotion advancement in service, 

tng. 

(installation similar to an aircraft Link trainer in which 

certain aspects of military driving can be safely imparted) 

grade in duties to promotion, a position of advancement greater responsibility, 

avancim tac. (of 

accelerated promotion in rank / 

forces) 

avancim në shërbim rank 

avansim 

rank, being 

pers. 

made an officer making or NCO officer / NCO 

avansim para kohe rank 

(instituted as an incentive; the rapid advancement of 

officers 

average breakdown / damage to a ship; 

who achieve outstanding success in their work 

and display exceptional ability) 

avansimi i eprorëve rank 

(achieving the 

first 

/ accident 

rank / 

/ 

class of NCO or officer; often this is as a 

result of finishing a military school) 

1. crash aviation aircraft emergency / breakdown 

avaria e anijes nav. 

(term can imply a crash / wreck or collision, 

depending upon the circumstances; in marine law, 

"average" means damage to a ship or its cargo) 

2. air force 

avaria e avionit ac. 

aviacion av. (the organizations and activities 

light forces 

connected 

aircraft [multipurpose] bomber aviation, light aviation, bomber 

with flying aircraft and with using the airspace 

for military and civilian purposes; divided by type into 

aviation proper and ballooning, by purpose into military 

and civilian, including the aircraft industry) 

aviacion 

aircraft onboard 

bombardues AF 

onboard aviation aviation 

/ 

aviacion i lehtë av. 

(aircraft intended for light transport of 

personnel and matériel, carrying the sick and wounded, 

liaison work, etc.) 

aviacion i ngarkuar nav., av. 

(aircraft carried aboard ships) 

aviacion i ngarkuar detar nav., av.

aircraft heavy bomber 

aviobartës 

antisubmarine aviation, heavy aviation bombers (aircraft based aboard ships) 

aviacion i rëndë bombardues av. 

(e.g., the former Soviet Long- 

Range 

guerrilla 

Air 

/ 

Force 

counterinsurgency 

or the US Strategic Air Command) 

aviacion kundër nëndetëseve 

combat aviation anti-partisan aviation / anti- 

nav., sub., AF, ASW 

(a type of naval aviation for 

antisubmarine action; consists of units of antisubmarine 

airplanes and helicopters; can be aboard ship or on 

shore) 

aviacion kundërpartizan AF 

aviacion luftarak AF (a common 

term for military aviation (air force) units; operate 

independently or in coordination with (in support of) 

ground forces and naval units; armaments include 

air–ground spotting aircraft air fighter forceaviation 

/ aircraft 

cannons, machine guns, missiles, torpedoes, and bombs, 

as well as electronic jamming gear; also carry out tactical 

reconnaissance from the air) 

aviacion luftarak ac., AF 

aviacion lufte milorg. 

aviacion për korrigjim e zjarrit artilerik AF, arty. 

Strategic [ground] missile-carrying strategic support aviation; aviation aircraft 

(air elements engaged in 

target reconnaissance, target discovery and adjustment 

of artillery fire) 

aviacion 

bombers, Air përkrahjeje 

strategic Force bomber / Command AF 

force strategic 

aviacion raketëbartës av. 

aviacion strategjik mildoct. 

(reference is to US, 

aviation, attack fighter aviation aviation / aircraft 

Britain, France, and other countries) 

aviacion strategjik bombardues av. 

force / command fighter-bombers tactical aviation; fighter-bomber 

aviacion sulmues AF 

torpedo tactical aviation air 

aviacion sulmues ac., AF 

aviacion sulmues-bombardues av. 

aircraft transport aviation / 

aviacion taktik av. 

(refers to U.S. and NATO structure) 

aviacion torpilor nav., av., torp. 

(kind of naval aviation; includes torpedo planes and 

helicopters) 

aviacion transportues av., tpt. 

(a type of military aviation; intended for 

transporting personnel, the sick and wounded, equipment, 

armaments 

aircraft 

and other matériel, and for dropping and 

supplying airborne assault landings; equipped with 

civil military reconnaissance aviation; aviation 

cargo-carrying fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters; 

organized into squadrons, 

naval 

regiments 

aviation civil aeronautics aviation / 

(wings), and 

brigades) 

aviacion ushtarak av., 

aviacion vëzhgues AF 

aviacioni civil civ., av. 

aviacioni i detarisë AF, nav. 

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/ aircraft carrier-based light combat aircraft aviation 

aviacioni i kuvertës nav., ac. 

aviacioni 

naval aviation Air Force and Air Defense 

i lehtë luftarak av. 

liaison naval aviation shore-based 

aviacioni i luftës dhe mbrojtja kundërajrore 

milorg. 

aviacioni i marinës AF, nav. 

air ambulance aviation service 

aviacioni i marinës bregdetare nav., ac 

aviacioni i ndërlidhjes AF (provides 

signal support, transmission of orders, transport of signal 

officers and NCOs) 

auxiliary aviation Army / Aviation aircraft 

aviacioni i sanitetëve med. 

(evacuates the wounded and sick and transports medical 

personnel and matériel) 

aviacioni i ushtrisë 

aviator 

tokësore av. 

(air element forming an organic part of the Ground Forces 

transporter aircraft 

in a direct support role) 

aviacioni ndihmës AF 

(military aviation / aircraft not directly involved in carrying 

out combat missions; includes transport and liaison 

aviation and air ambulance service) 

aviator ac., job 

aircraft air traffic aircraft controller machine gun 

aviobartës ac. (aircraft adapted 

as a transporter for another aircraft, space shuttle, or 


aircraft fighter-bomber bomb 

aviodispeçeri AF 

aviomitraloz ac., ord. 

avion AF, ac. (term includes both lighter-than-air 

and heavier-than-air machines) 

avion bombardues 

aircraft twin-tail kamikaze 

ac. 

avion bombë ac. 

experimental aircraft / twin-fin 

(aircraft 

aircraft 

with or 

without a pilot which, when filled with explosives 

[crash-]dives on a target - this latter type was used in 

WW2 by the Japanese forces and designated 

(Japanese for "divine wind")) 

unmanned 

avion dybishtor ac. 

(vertical stabilizer) 

antisubmarine aircraft aircraft drone, drone / pilotless / 

avion eksperimental ac. 

(specially built aircraft for testing aerodynamic theories 

combat aircraft, 

and hardware in flight) 

avion i dirigjuar ac. 

two-seater military aircraft aircraft 

avion kundër nëndetëseve sub., ac., ASW 

(including helicopters, 

single-engine heavier-than-air lighter-than-air aircraft 

aircraft 

seaplanes, etc.) 

avion luftarak AF 

avion me dy vende ulëse ac. 

avion më i lehtë se ajri av. 

avion më i rëndë se ajri av. 

avion njëmotorësh ac.

ground-effect machine air-cushion interceptor vehicle, hovercraft, 

avion parapritës 

target fighter 

ac., AD 

aircraft [plane], fighter-bomber pursuit plane 

(a highperformance 

fighter plane) 

avion pezull tpt. 

avion sulmues ac. 

transport aircraft 

avion sulmues-bombardues ac. 

avion-shenjë ac. (sub-sonic aircraft 

specially adapted for aerial gunnery training and for 

fighter multipurpose fighter [aircraft] 

testing antiaircraft weaponry, especially against air-to-air 


avion 

scout[aircraft] 

reconnaissance multipurpose aircraft / 

transportues av., tpt. 

avion ushtarak shumëpërdorimësh ac. 

avion ushtarak shumëqëllimesh ac. 

aircraft tanker, patrol refueling aircraft aircraft / plane 

avion vëzhgues int., ac. 

procurator torpedo / attorney air-launched / military aerial / 

avioni i patrullës AF 

aviosternë ac. 

aviotorpilë ac., ord., torp. 

fumes general from procurator's a toxic office military 

avokat publik ushtarak miljur., job 

wind substance azimuth direction poison gas fumes, 

avokaturë publike ushtarake auth., miljur. 

avulli i helmit të luftës CW 

true / bearing / azimuth 

azimut navig., gunn. 

participants' azimuth / azimuth bearing 

azimut ere met. 

(the angle between a vertical / magnetic north line and 

the direction from which the wind is blowing) 

adjustment, observed fire observation azimuth, observed 

azimut i duhur gunn., navig. 

(relative to true north) 

azimut pjesëmarrësish arty. 

target 

(bearings taken by those engaged in an operation from 

their positions) 

azimut 

azimuth, azimuth 

vrojtimi 

orienting 

gunn. 

line azimuth, zero-bearing frontal main / forward line, axis 

(the angle between magnetic 

north and the observed target line measured from an 

observation post) 

azimuti 

bearing to aiming point firing azimuth, target 

i ballit të objektivit gunn. 

azimuti i drejtimit themelor gunn. 

target azimuth 

(angle between vertical north 

and the zero-bearing line measured from the gun position) 

azimuti i gjuajtjes gunn. 

(the angle between right-angle north and the 

gun-to-target (gun-to-reference point) direction; used in 

aiming the gun at the target (reference point)) 

azimuti i objektivit FC 

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firing azimuth, target bearing 

barkë eksploduese me telekomandë 

/ heading magnetic azimuth compass bearing 

azimuti i qitjes gunn. 

(the angle between right-angle north and the gun-to-target 

(gun-to-reference point) direction; used in aiming the gun 

at the target (reference point)) 

azimuth magnetik tech. 

azimuthi i busullës navig., carto. 

B b 

bayonet floating dredge livestock / dredger from inventory 

bager nav., constr. 

ballistics suspension bagëti nga regjistrimi vet. 

bajonetë wpn. 

internal ballistics 

balancier tech. (the assembly on a tracked 

motor vehicle which absorbs the shocks which affect the 

vehicle while in operation) 

balistikë ball. (the science dealing with the 

motion and impact of projectiles) 

balistikë e brendshme ball. (the 

ballistics external 

part of ballistics that deals with the motion of a projectile 

inside the barrel of the firearm and the processes and 

space ballistics experimental ballistics 

phenomena that arise when the gun is fired and the 

powder charge burns, producing the gases which act on 

the projectile and cause it to move) 

balistikë e jashtme ball. 

rocket / missile ballistics 

balistikë eksperimentale ball. 

balistikë kozmike space, ball. (the 

branch of ballistics that 

automated 

deals with 

aerostat 

the motions 

/ balloon 

of ballistic 

projectiles and spacecraft in space after their engines 

have shut down) 

balistikë raketore msl., ball. 

(the science 

balloon, 

that 

aerostat military captive / tethered balloon 

studies the flight of unguided missiles 

from launch to impact and the flight of ballistic missiles 

barrage balloon balloon 

after their engines have shut down) 

balon automatik 

balon i lidhur int., AD 

balon ushtarak av. 

front, target potassium head balloon chloride 

balonë 

balonë bllokuese tac. 

head of column formation 

balonë-nishan 

baltë klori NBC (a.k.a. potassium 

muriate, also used as an antiseptic / decontaminant) 

ballë GF, nav. 

ballë kolone milorg. 

ballë rreshti milorg.

Albanian-English Military Dictionary - Dunwoody Press

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