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front 195 fuseau
front de combat, (mil.) combat front of a unit;
convert, (mil.) front covered by obstacles,
such as a wood, ravine, etc.;
de , in front, abreast, simultaneously;
decouvert, (mil.) front open to attack, unprotected;
front to be covered by an cscadron de
decouverte;
de defense, (mil.) defensive front;
d'exploration, (mil.) front or zone in front of
army ad\ancing, front covered by service
d' exploration;
fa ire to , face, front;
de fortification, (fort.) front, all works on one
side of the polygon fortified;
de gorge, (fort.) gorge front;
lierisse, (mil.) front protected by guns,
troops, etc.; ,
de marche, (mil.) march front;
mardie de , (mil.) march in line;
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de mer, (fort.) sea front;
d' operations, (mil.) front of operations (imaginary
line joining heads of columns in march
or in station):
polygonal, (fort.) polygonal front;
rcpousser de , to drive back the enemy over
the ground of his advance;
strategique, v. d'operations;
de taille, (min.) working face, mine head,
heading;
tcnaille, (fort.) tenailled front;
de terre, (fort.) the land front of a sea-coast
work;
dc tete, (fort.) principal, main, front (i. e.,
toward enemy), as opposed to de gorge,
q. -v .; (in a work forming part of defenses of a
place) the front facing the exterior of the intrenched
camp;
de la tetter e, (harn.) brow band.
frontal, m., (harn.) brow band; a., front, in front;
plaque e, (fort.) front plate (of a cupola);
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sous-gorge, (harn.) brow band and throat-
latch in one continuous piece,
front nil, m., (harn.) mourning brow band.
tronteau, m., frontlet; (harn.) brow band; mourning
brow band;
de mire, (F.m. art.) front sight;
de serre, (n-av.) housing chocks;
support de de mire, (F. m. art.) sight patch,
sight mass.
frontifcre, f. and a., frontier, border;
passer la , to cross the border;
mile , mile de la , border to\m.
fronton, m., pediment;
de bateau, (pont.) ponton stern.
frcttage, m., rubbing; dry rubbing.
frottementi m., friction; rubbing;
des feuilles, (met.) scouring of plates, after
pick1m g;
de qlmcment, sliding friction;
nionter a dur, to mount \vith a press fit;
de mouvement, friction of motion;
passer & , to fit, or go in, with friction; to go
in with a press fit;
piece de , (harn.) galling leather;
ue de , friction plate;
de repoa, friction of quiescence;
de roulement, rolling friction.
T, v. a., to rub, to grind; dry-rub, chafe.
Ciotteur, m., (art.) friction piece or plate for checking
recoil; (elec.) rubbing contact.
irottcir, m., brush, rubber; scrubbing-brush,
irottis, m., (top. drawing) layer of transparent
color (e. g., on slopes).
fruit, m., fruit; (cons.) batter of a wall; slope,
tapering;
at oir du , to batter;
& contre-pente, reverse batter, counter-slop-
ing batter;
donncr dn,
, to cause to batter;
sec, a cadet or pupil of a government school
who fails to pass the examination (originally
a i olytechnique term).
fup;itif, a., m., fugitive; refugee (U. S.).
fugue, f., (mil. slang) fair e une , to run away.
fuir, \ . a. n., to flee', to run away; to avoid, shun,
elude; to leak, run out (of liquids); to be leaky
(ol a cask, etc.); to escape (of gases);
les talons, (man.) to fear the spur.
fulte, f., flight, running away, avoiding, shunning,
evasion; leak, leakage (of liquids); escape (of
gas);
de gaz. (art., sm. a.) escape of gas through
imperfect obturation;
mcttre en , to put to flight;
prendre la , to take to flight.
fulgurite, f., (expl.) fulgurite.
fuligineux, a., smoky, sooty.
fulmibois, m., (expl.) nitrated sawdust.
fulmi(-)coton, m., (expl.) gun cotton;
comprimc, compressed gun cotton;
humide, v. et gun cotton;
sec, dry gun cotton.
fulmi-moteur, m.,
h poudre, explosive engine.
fulminant, a., (expl.) fulminating, detonating;
argent , fulminate of silver;
composition e, fulminating composition;
mercure , fulminate of mercury;
poudre e, priming powder.
fulminate, m., (expl.) fulminate;
de mercure, mercurique, mercury fulminate.
fulminatine, f., (expl.) fulminatine.
fulmination, f., (expl.) detonation.
fulminer, v. n., (expl.) to fulminate, detonate.
fulmi-paillc, f., (expl.) nitrated straw.
fulmison, m., (expl.) nitrated bran.
fume, m., smoky, smoked;
verre smoked , glass.
fumCe, f., smoke, vapor ;^
boited , smoke box;
cylindred , (artif.) smoke-producing cylinder,
to simulate at target practice the smoke of
an enemy;
poudre d, , (powd.) black (brown) powder;
smoke-producing powder, smoky powder;
poudre sans , (expl.) smokeless powder;
tuyau conducteur de la , smoke pipe.
fumer, v. a. n., to smoke, reek, throw out smoke;
to expose to smoke; to smoke; (hipp.) to steam;
un four, un fourneau, (met.) to dry a
furnace (e. g v after repairs);
sa pipe, (hipp.) (said of horse afflicted with
epilepsy) to take food indolently and chew it
some time.
fumeron, m., (powd.) half-burnt charcoal.
fumler, m., manure, dung, horse dung; dunghill;
tombercau a , dung cart.
fumigation, f., fumigation.
fumigatoine, a., fumigation.
fumigere, m., smoke composition; a., smoke
generating.
fumivore, m., smoke consumer; a., smoke consuming.
fune, f., ridge rope (of an awning).
funfcbre, a., funeral.
funer, v. a., (cord.) to rig;
un mdt, to fix the standing rigging on the
masthead.
furierailles, f., pi., funeral, funeral ceremonies.
funiculaire, a., funicular; f., funicular curve,
catenary.
funin, m., (cord.) ropes and rigging (of a ship);
. franc white, untarred, rope; hawser; fivestranded
rope.
fusain, m., spindle-tree, prickwood; drawing charcoal;
charcoal pencil;
crayon de , charcoal pencil;
dessein au , charcoal-pen -pencil sketch.
fusair, m., aluminium balloon (for aerial-current
investigation).
fusant, a., (art.) time; using time fuse;
composition e, (artif.) fuse composition;
fusee e, (art.) time fuse;
noyau , (artif.) core (as of a Bickford fuse);
section e, (art.) section firing time shell (in
ranging, as opposed to section percutante, q. v.).
fuse, p. p., air-slacked;
chaux e, air-slacked lime.
fuseau, m., spindle; pin; arbor; leaf of a pinion;
segment or gore of a balloon;