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colonne 89 combat
colonne(s) accouplees, (cons.) grouped columns;
d'assaut, (mil.) storming party;
d'attaque, (mil.) attacking column;
de bataillon, (inf.) battalion in column of
companies in company columns;
de bataillon en masse, (inf.) battalion in
close column of companies (at 6 paces);
de bataillons en masse, (inf.) of a regiment,
column of battalions in close column of companies
(6 paces);
par batteries, (art.) (of a group) column of
batteries in line at 14 meters distance;
par brigade en ligne de masses, (cav.) of a
division, column of brigades in line of
masses;
chapeau en , (unif.) cocked hat worn in
the usual way, horns or peaks "fore and
aft";
& cneval, (art.) the teams, carriages, of artillery
marching alone;
de combat, (Fr. a.) so much of the column
as consists of troupes, trains de combat, and
ambulances:
de compagnie, (inf.) company column (section
front) ;
contre la cavalerie, (inf.) column against
cavalry;
& demi-distance, (inf.) column at half
distance;
directe, column right in front;
& distance entiere, column at full distance;
& distance entiere par section (par compagnie),
column of sections (of companies) at full distance;
& distance de six pas, (inf.) English quarter
column;
de, par, divisions, (Fr. cav.) column of
divisions (front of two platoons);
double, (inf.) of a battalion, double column
at 6, 24, or more, paces interval, with
columns in column of company columns;
(cav.) double column, each of a half regiment
in column of platoons, interval of 12
paces (or more or fewer); (in a brigade or
division) two regiments side by side in column
of platoons; (also) two or more double
columns of regiments, one behind the
other ;
double ouverte, (inf.) double column with
more than 24 paces interval;
double de regiment, (inf.) column of battalions
in double column at 24 paces, one
behind the other at section distance plus
12 paces;
d'escadrons, (cav.) column of squadrons
(troops, U. S. cav.);
d'escadrons & demi-distance (b distance entitrc),
(cav.) column of squadrons at half (full)
distance;
expeditionnaire, column on special duty, on
detached duty, on a special expedition;
fut de , (cons.) shaft of a column;
firos de la main , body of a column;
ligne de s, (art.) line of batteries in column
of platoons (sections, R. A.) at open or closed
intervals; (cav.) line of squadrons in column
of platoons at deploying intervals; (inf.) line
of companies in company columns (at various
intervals);
ligne de s de compagnie, (inf.) line ofcompany
columns;
ligne de s en masse, (cav.) line of squadron
columns at close intervals;
ligne de s par piece (par section), (art.) line
of column of pieces or of platoons (sections,
R. A.);
de manoeuvre, formation for moving troops
on battle field;
de marche, marching column; (also) the
march formation of a corps, division, etc.;
marcher en , to march in colonne de munitions, ammunition column,
to supply ammunition on battle field (this
designation holds, no matter what the formation
of the wagons); in the German artillery,
the same as the French "section de
munitions";
(t nervures en croix, (cons.) cruciform
column;
ordre en column , formation;
parallele, any column formed parallel to
a previous line;
de pelotons, par peloton, (inf.) column of
platoons; column of
(cay.) platoons (squadron,
regiment, brigade);
perpendiculaire, any column formed at right
angles to a previous line;
par piece, (art.) column of pieces (battery,
group);
& pied, (art.) the unmounted men of artillery
marching alone;
pivot, (r. f. art.) pillar-mount;
column;
de masses, (art.) column of masses (several
groups); (cat;.) column of regiments in mass
(brigade, etc., formation);
mobile, flying column, one acting independently,
and composed of all arms of the
service.
balancepillar;
supporting pillar;
profondeur de , depth of a column;
de purge, (mocft.) drain pipe (of a pump)
between pump and accumulator;
par quatre, (cav. , inf. ) column of fours, squads;
queue de rear of a , column;
de regiment, (inf.) regiment with battalions
one behind the other at section distance plus
12 paces, each in colonne de bataillon:
de rendez-vous, column formed in a position
d'attente:
rompre en to break into , column;
de route, route column, cavalry in fours or
twos, infantry in 4 ranks (exceptionally, in
6 or 8); (art.) column of pieces;
par section, (art.) column of platoons (U. S.
Art.), of sections (R. A.) (battery and group
formation) :
serree, (inf.) close column; (art.) close column
of batteries in line, distance of 14 meters;
(cav.) close column of squadrons at 18
serrer en- to close in , mass;
serrer une- to close a ,
column;
tete de- head of a , column; - de tete, leading column;
tronc, vif, de-
, v.fut de-; - du vent, (nav.) weather column;
-- de sous le vent, (nav.) lee column.
colonette, f., short column, post.
colophane, f., colophony.
colta, m., colthar, m., coal tar.
coltinage, m., act of carrying a load on the shoulders
or back.
coltiner, v. a., to carry a load on the shoulders
or back.
coltineur, m., stevedore; (in gen.), a man
that carries a load on his shoulders or
back.
combat, m., (mil.) combat, fight; action, affair,
engagement (less in importance than a bat-
tle) le);
-- d'attente, delaying action; - & contre-bord, (nav.) engagement broadside
on;
-- corps & corps, hand-to-hand fight;
-- decisif, real attack (i. e., flank attack) while
- demonstratifis going on; - demonstratif, front attack, feint, attack
to engage attention of enemy (synonymous
now with front - attack) (v. de -
front,
d'usure); - encadre, combat by troops acting in concert,
e. g., by two divisions supporting each
other, by two corps, etc. (opposite of -
isole);
engager le- un - to , , engage, to come into
action;
iviter le to , shun, avoid, battle;
-- hfeu, fire action; - d'exercice, sham fight;
formation de- attack , formation;
fort du- , thick of the fight; - de front, front attack; (in modern tac-
tics) the demonstrative attack, to engage
attention of enemy while the real attack is
going on somewhere else (generally a front
attack);
hors de- , disabled;