A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

donblemon t 137 dressage
doublement, m., doubling; (inf.) doubling of
flies, ranks; (mil.) act or state of marching on
same road with (as, artillery with infantry);
(art.) passage, as, of a piece by its caisson, and
vice versa; in general, passage of one vehicle
by another in a road; (fenc.) doubling;
d'une balle, (t. p.) the enlargement, by a
bullet, of the hole made by a preceding bullet;
renforcement par , (mil.) reenforcement such
that the same extent of line is held by an increased
number of men.
double-mfetre, 2-meter rule or measure.
double-pas, "m., double pace or step, in pacing distances.
doubler, v. a., to double; to fold; to lap; to line
(as, a coat); (nav.) to sheathe; (art.) to pass (as,
a caisson its piece), and, in general, of two
vehicles in a road; (mil.) to march on the same
road (as. artillery with infantry); (inf.) to
double (files, ranks); (man.) in a riding-hall, to
pass at right angles from one track to the opposite,
preserving the original direction of motion;
(fenc.) to pass one's blade or foil from
one side to the other of the adversary's blade or
foil; to double;
les avirons, to double-bank the oars;
une balle, (t. p.) to strike in the print or hole
of a preceding bullet;
un bataillon, (mil.) to extend a battalion to
double its normal front in Une (obs.);
un cap, (nav.) to double a cape;
une classe, to repeat a course at school, etc.;
to be turned back (U. S. M. A.);
les files, (inf.) to double the files, i.'e., form
column of two or of four files, according as the
original Une is in single or double rank;
dans la largeur (longueur), (man.) in a riding
hall, to pass at right angles from one track to
the opposite (crosswise or lengthwise), preserving
the original direction of motion;
les manoeuvres, (cord.) to reeve double;
les rangs, (inf.) v. les files.
doubler, m. (man.) passage at right angles from
one track to the opposite in a riding-hall, preserving
the original direction of motion.
doublette, f., (of timber) piece of standard size,
standard piece.
double-voie, f., (r. r.) double-track line.
doublis, m., (cons.) eave, eave course (of aroof).
doublure, f., lining (as, of a uniform); fold, lapping;
(met.) flaw, defect in irons, consisting of
scales that peel oft, scale; unsound welding.
doucemeiit, adv., easily, gently; handsomely (as,
in paying out arope, etc.).
douceur, f., softness, gentleness:
en ! handsomely!
amene en ! (cord.) lower handsomely!
doucjn, m., freshet; brackish water.
doucine, f., (art.) ornamental molding or swell on
ordnance.
doucir, v. a., to grind smooth, as by emery, tripoli,
etc.
douille, f., socket, bracket, eye; (mach., etc.) box,
bushing, collet, bush; (sm. a.) part of revolver
to which the barrel is screwed; bayonet socket;
(sm. a., r.f. art.) cartridge case; (steam) governor
sleeve;
d'amorQage, (artif.) primer seat or socket of
demolition petard : (art.) primer holder of certain
German mortar fuses.
arretoir, (art.) locking socket, of a jointed
sponge and rammer staff;
cvlotrapporte, (r.f. art.) built-up case;
d'embarrage, (art.) embarring socket;
expansible, (mach.) expansion bushing; shell
chuck;
en Mton enroule, (r.f. art.) cartridge case of
wrapped brass;
du regulateur, (steam) governor sleeve;
taraudee, screw-box.
a tenon, (art.) tenon-socket of a jointed sponge
and rammer staff;
douille fi tourillons, (art.) elevating crosshead, crosshead
elevating nut;
d vis, v. taraudcr.
dourine, f., (hipp.) (so-called) equine syphilis.
douve, f., stave; (fort.) cunette; narrow part of
ditch capable of being filled with water.
doux, a., gentle (slope, horse, etc.); fan- (weather);
soft (iron, steel, etc.);
eau ce, fresh water; potable water;
d, la lime, easy to file;
lime ce, smooth file.
douzifcme, a., twelfth;
s provisoirei, ( Fr. adm.) permission granted
to the government *,o receive and to spend
money for one or more months, as fixed by law,
in case the regular appropriations have not been
made by tiie 31st of December; emergency
appropriation.
dragage, m., dredging; (torp.) dragging for torpedoes.
dragee, f., (sm. a.) small shot;
de plomb, small shot.
dragon, m., (cat;.) dragoon;
s-gardes, dragoon guards (English).
dragonne, f., (unif.) sword-knot; (harn.) strap;-
(in gen.) strap or thong (on certain equipments,
etc.).
draguage, m., dredging.
drague, f., dredging machine, dredge; (siege) sapper's
shovel, sort of sweep or hoe to push aside
snow, loose earth;
de mine, (mil. min.) miner's sweep (sort of
hoe for loose earth);
de sape, (siege) sort of hoe or sweep for loose
earth in sap work.
draguer, v. a., to dredge, drag; (torp.) to dredge,
drag, for torpedoes;
Vancre, to sweep or drag an anchor;
machined, , dredger.
dragueur, m., dredger;
bateau , dredger, dredging boat;
d godets, bucket dredger.
draille, f., (cord.) girt line;
de tente, ridge rope.
drain, m., draining ditch; draining pipe.
drainage, m., draining, drainage.
drainer, v. a., to drain.
drap, m., cloth;
de lit, sheet;
de soldat, (mil.) cloth for private's uniforms;
de sous-officier, (mil.) cloth for n. c. o.'s uniforms;
de troupe, (mil.) cloth for the men's uniform^.
drapeau, m., flag, colors, ensign, standard, stand
of colors; (sm. a.) thumb-piece of the safety
device (Spanish Mauser); (m pi., mil.) armies;
appeler sous les x, to call into active service;
arborer un , to hoist a color, a flag;
au -, "to the color;"
battre au , to beat "to the color;"
battrc les x, to troop the colors;
benediction des x, consecration of colors;
benir les x, to consecrate the colors;
blanc, flag of truce, white flag;
garde du , color-guard;
nampe de , color staff, pike;
jaune, quarantine flag;
parlementaire, v. blanc;
planter un , to erect a standard;
porte , color-bearer;
se ranger sous les x, to espouse the cause of;
se rendre aux x, to join one's regiment;
signal, signal flag ;
sonner au , to sound "to the color;"
sous les x, with the colors, in active service.
drfcche, f., malt; spent malt, brewer's grains.
dressage, m., straightening; setting; (met.) dressing^
fettling; (sm. a.) straightening, setting (of
a gun barrel during manufacture); (man.) training
(of horses); (of carrier pigeons) first year's
training;
militaire, (mil.) military training (physical);