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contrdleur 101 cordage
contrOleur, m., inspector, person who makes
a test; (Fr. a.) member of the corps du con-
trdle;
d'armes, (Fr. a.) inspector of small arms,
employee of the artillery charged with the
reception, sale, and maintenance of small
arms in small-arm factories and in the artillery
directions.
contumace, m., f., (law) contumacy, failure
to appear for trial; person who, being accused
of a crime, fails to appear for trial; defaulter.
contumax, a. and m. (law) contumacious; person
guilty of contumacy.
convalescence, f., convalescence;
conge de , v. conge.
convalescent, m., convalescent;
depot de s, v. s. v. depdt.
convention, f., convention, meeting; agreement;
de Geneve, Geneva convention.
convcntionnel, a., conventional;
signe conventional , sign.
convergence, f., convergence; concentration of
effort, fire, etc., on a given point;
des feux, du tir, (art., etc.) concentration
of fire upon a given target
planchette de , (art.) direction-, converging-plate.
convergent, a., converging, as (art., sm. a.) of fire.
converser, v. a., (drill) to wheel, to wheel
about (a general drill term for a change of
direction by a line, in line, or by an element,
itself in line, of a column; is limited now to
artillery and cavalry, and is not a word of
command); (pont.) to swing a bridge into
position.
conversion, f., (drill) wheel (artillery and cavalry,
v. converser)', (pont.) conversion (U. S. A.),
swinging (British);
construire un pont par , (pont.) to construct
a bridge by conversion, swinging;
demi , (drill) about;
demi-tour de , (drill) about;
- en marchant, (drill) wheel on a movable
pivot;
de pied ferme, (drill) wheel on a fixed
pivot;
a pivot fixe, (drill) wheel on a fixed pivot;
it pivot mobile, mouvant, (drill) wheel on
a movable pivot;
point de , (drill) wheeling point;
pont par , (pont.) bridge by conversion,
swinging;
quart de , (drill) wheel of 90;
repliement par , (pont.) dismantling by
conversion;
replier un pont par , (pont.) to dismantle
a bridge by conversion.
convertisseur, m., (met.) converter, Bessemer
converter.
convexe, a., convex.
convexite, f., convexity.
conviction, f., conviction;
piece- & , (mil. law) statement of charges,
etc., against a man.
convocation, f., calling out, convocation; (mil.)
calling out of reservists, territorialists, etc.,
for service.
convoi, m., (r. r.) train; (mil.) train, convoy;
(nav.) convoy;
administratif, (Fr. a.) subsistence supply
train, of four sections, one to corps headquarters
and one to each division;
d'aller, (r. r.) down-train;
d'approvisionnement, supply train;
d'artillerie, (Fr. a.) ammunition supply
train;
auxiliaire, (Fr. a.) subsistence supply train
formed in each corps region and completed
on mobilization by wagons obtained by requisition;
de besfiaux, (r. r.) cattle train;
bon de , (Fr. a.) request for wagon transportation
;
direct, (r. r.) express train;
par eau, water transportation;
eventuel de requisition, (Fr. a.) transport
trains created as requirements develop, and
used along the ligne d'etapes;
convoi expres, (r. r.) express train;
de grande (petite) Vitesse, (r. r.) fast (slow,
train;
de marchandises, (r. r.) freight train;
mixte, (r. r.) passenger and freight train;
de ravitaillement, (mil.) ammunition supply
train;
regimentaire t .(Fr. a.) an incorrect expression
for train regimentaire, q. v.;
de retour, (r. r.) up-train, return train;
de terre, ( Fr. a.) wagon transportation;
de voyageurs, (r. r.) passenger train.
convoyer, v. a., (nav., mil.) to convoy.
convoyeur, m., (mil.) driver (in a convoy);
(more esp., Fr. a.) an agent or functionary
accompanying a convoy and charged with
its loading or packing (cf. head-packer,
co-ordonne'e, f., coordinate;
s cartesiennes, cartesian, rectangular, coordinates;
s polaires, polar coordinates;
s rectangulaires, rectangular coordinates.
copeau, m., chip, shaving (of wood),
copie, f.,copy;
de lettres, letter-press;
pour conforme, "a true copy."
coque, f., shell; (steam) body of a boiler, shell
(nav.) hull of a ship; (cord.) kink in a rope;
faire (defaire) des s, (cord.) to kink (unMnk)
a rope.
coquillard, m., (mil. slang) cuirassier.
coquille, f., she'll; footboard (of a wagon);
thumb (of a latch); (mach.) crosshead.
bearing, brass; (fond.) chill-mold; (inst., etc.}
clamp of a ball-and-socket joint; (sm. a.)
dust-cover (Vetterli); basket-hilt, guard, of a
sword;
couler en s. sur , (fond.) to cast chill;
enfonte, (fond.) cast-iron mold, chill, chillmold.
coquiller, v. a., (fond.) to chill, to cast in a chillmold.
cor, m., (hipp., etc.) corn; (mus.) French
horn;
ft elh cri, hue and cry;
de chasse, (lit., hunting horn; Fr. a.) prize
for small-arm target practice.
corbeau, m., bolster, bracket, bracket-piece,
corbel; grappling-iron.
corbeille, f., basket; (fond.) grate-furnace, used to
dry molds; (siege) small gabion.
cordage, m., (cord.) cordage, rope, rigging; outfit
of ropes (as for mechanical maneuvers,
etc.);
d'ancre, (pont., etc.) anchor rope, mooring
rope;
blanc, untarred rope;
de caisse, (mus.) drum-cord;
commis en aussiere, hawser-laid rope;
commis en cable, cable-laid rope;
unefois commis, hawser-laid rope;
commis en grelin, cable-laid rope;
commis en quatre, four-stranded rope, shroudlaid
rope;
commis serre, short-laid rope;
compose, cable-laid rope;
a congreer, worming;
couronne de , strap, sling;
ti crochet, (art.) any rope fitted with a hook
for maneuvers, etc.;
- en fil d'acier (de fer), steel- (iron-) wire
rope;
sans fin, grommet;
goudronne, tarred rope;
h I'huile lourde, cordage that has been soaked
in fat oil;
a la main, handmade rope, rope made of
yarn spun by hand;
de manoeuvre, (art.) elevating rope, maneuvering
rope;
mecanique, rope made of yarn produced by
machinery;
noir, tarred rope;
du pitte, coir rope;
du premier brm, rope of the best quality;
en quatre, shroud-laid rope, four-stranded
rope;