A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

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chien vert, (mil. slang) any supply department
(e. g., intendance); course of law at military
schools; law instructors of military schools.
chiendent, m., quitch grass, couch grass.
chiff nilson, f., (inst.) the figures on a graduated
limb, etc.; (hence) graduation.
cliiffre, m., number, figure; cipher;
arrondi, round number;
cane, cipher of Blaise de Vigenere (so called
from its base being a square);
chiffrant, enciphering key of a cryptogram;
dechiffrant, deciphering key of a cryptogram;
& grilles, cipher Dased on the use of enciphering
frames;
indechiffrable, par excellence, v.
carre.
chiffrer, v. a., to encipher.
chiffreur, m., cipherer.
chinois, m., (mil. slang) "cit" (compare pekin).
chlo, m.. (met.} tap-hole of a firing forge, for withdrawing
scoriae;
plaque de , slag-hole plate.
chirurgical, a., surgical.
chirurgie, f., surgery.
chirurgien, m., surgeon (obs. as a military term);
major, (mil.) surgeon-major (obs.).
chlorure, m., (chem.) chloride.
choc, m., shock, clashing, blow, concussion, collision,
jerk; (mil.) attack, onset, encounter of
two lines or bodies (esp. cavalry); (art., sm. a.)
impact (of projectiles);
direct, (ball.) normal impact;
energie au , (ball.) striking energy;
oblique, (ball.) oblique impact;
troupes de , (mil.) assaulting troops;
vitesse au , (ball.) striking velocity.
choisi, a., picked (horses, men, etc.).
clioix, m., choice, selection;
avancement au , (mil.) promotion by selection;
de , picked (men, horses, etc.).
choke-bored, m., (sm. a.) choke-bore shotgun.
chdmage, m., (of a mill, etc.) state of being idle,
not in operation, out of blast (furnace).
chOmer, v. n., (of a mill, engine, etc.) to be idle,
not in operation, out of blast (furnace).
choquer, v. a., to shock, strike, collide;
au cabestan, to surge, check at the capstan.
chorographie, f., chorography.
choucarde, f., (mil. slang) wheelbarrow.
chouette, chouettard, chouettaud, (mil. slang)
"crack."
chouffliqueur, m., (mil. slang) shoemaker.
chromate, m., (chem.) chromate.
chrome, m., chromium.
chromograplie, m., chromograph (copying or
manifolding apparatus, rude papyrograph).
chrono-electrique, a., chrono-electric.
chronographe, m., (ball.) chronograph;
& chariot, tram chronograph ;
de chute, falling-weight chronograph;
& diapason, tuning-fork chronograph;
electrique, any electric chronograph;
d enregistrement mecaniquc, chronograph with
clockwork or other mechanical register;
d enregistreur, generic term for any chronograph
equipped with a registering device;
-^ & pointage, stop watch for measuring times
of flight;
velocimetre, time-recording velocimeter.
chronomfctre, m., chronometer; (ball.) instrument
for measuring intervals of time; chronometer
of Le Boulenge" chronograph; sort of
stop watch for measuring times of flight;
etalon, standard chronometer;
-a pointage, (ball.) stop watch for times of
flight.
chronoscope, (ball.) chronoscope.
chronotelemetre, m., (mil.) range finder.
chryptorchlde, m., (hipp.) cryptorchid, (according
to some authorities) ridgeling.
chute, f., fall; (art.) fall (of a projectile); (met.)
shaking head, part rejected of an ingot;
angle de , (art., ball.) angle of fall;
du bas, (met.) (of an ingot, etc.) lower end
rejected;
d'eau, waterfall; head of water;
- du haut, (met.) (of an ingot, etc.) upper end
rejected;
du jour, 'Ml of day;
point de , (art., ball.) point of fall;
de potentiel, (elec.) fall of potential;
tomber en libre, to fall freely.
cible, f. (mil), target (for small-arm practice);
de buste, head-and-shoulders target (a disappearing
target); silhouette of man's bust;
cadre , (ball.) velocity-frame (hi determination
of muzzle velocities);
cuirassee, plated target;
d eclipse, disappearing target;
fixe, stationary target;
flottante, floating target;
mobile, moving target;
oscillante, rocking target;
parlante, self-recording target;
rectangulaire, (Fr, a.) ordinary small-arm
target;
& relevement, disappearing target;
hressort, spring-target;
h siqnaux automatiques, indicator target;
silhouette, silhouette target, skirmish target
(U. S. A.);
tir & la , target practice;
pour tir reduit, gallery practice target;
tirer & la , to fire at a target.
cicatrice, f., scar.
cleat riser, v. a. and r., to scar, cicatrize; to skin
over, to be cicatrized.
ciel, m., sky; weather; roof (of a mine gallery, of a
furnace); (fort.) top (of a cupola);
couvert, cloudy weather;
& couvert, under cover, with overhead cover;
& ouvert, (art., fort.) without overhead cover;
open;
planchcr de , (mil. min.) roof timbers;
planches de , (mil. min.) roof planks of a mine
gallery;
pommele, mackerel sky;
serein, clear sky;
travaux b, ouvert, (min.) ordinary blasting as
distinguished from tunneling operations.
cierge, m., candle; (sm. a.) curve separating illuminated
from dark portion of interior of barrel,
when tested by the method & la planchette (v.
dressage & la planchette).
cigale, f., anchor-shackle.
cigogne, f., (mach., etc.) web, crank lever.
cimaise, f., (sm. a.) part of guard supporting the
knob of the hilt (model 1817).
cimbale, f., v. cymbale.
cime, f., (top.) crest, ridge, summit, peak.
cimeiit, m., cement; (hipp.) cement (of a tooth);
(met.) material, as quartz, added to clay in
making furnace linings; in the cellular theory
of steel, the carbide of iron surrounding a cellule
simple, q. v.;
arme, cement (blocks, etc.) reinforced or
strengthened by iron;
beton de , concrete;
hydraulique, hydraulic cement, pozzuolana;
& prise lente, slow-setting cement;
& prise rapiae, quick-setting cement;
prompt, quick-setting cement;
romam, Roman cement.
cimenter, v. a., to cement.
cimeterre, m., (sm. a.) scimitar.
cimetifcre, m., cemetery, burying ground.
cimier, m., (unif.) crest (of a helmet),
cimolee, f., cimoiie, f., pipeclay.
cinematique, f., kinematics.
cinabre, m., cinnabar, red lead,
ciiicelle, f., cinceiielle, f., v. cinquenelle.