A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

abaissement, m. , sinking, depression, subsidence:
letting, putting, or throwing down; vertical
distance of a point below another; fall (of level,
of pressure, etc.); (ball.) negative jump;
de I'horizon, dip of the horizon;
du terre-plein, (fort.) lowering of terreplein^
so as to keep it 2.5m below the plane of defilade;
du tir, (ball.) for equal ranges, the dropping
of points of impact below the normal position,
on account of variations of temperature, heating
of barrel, etc.;
de la trajectoire, (ball.) vertical distance between
any point of the trajectory and the line
of fire produced.
abaisser, v. a., to lower, let fall; to bring down,
decrease, abate;
un intervalle, (mil.) to" reduce an interval.
abandon, m., abandonment, departure; cession
(of rights, etc.);
it I'
, at random, adrift;
de son paste, (mil.) quitting of one's post (of
a sentry, before being relieved); (in gen.) desertion
of one's post of duty.
abandonner, v. a., to abandon, forsake, give up,
let go, desert, quit; (man.) to set a horse at full
speed;
- le combat, (mil.) to quit the fight, give up the
contest, battle;
s' sur la selle (or simply s' ), (man.) to
lounge in the saddle.
abaquarrage, m., the act or operation of forming
an abaque (graphic table).
abaquarrer, v. a., to form or make an abaque
(graphic table).
abaque, m., abacus, counting frame; any graphic
table; (art.) range-finding attachment of a
s. c. artillery telescope;
graphique de tir, (ball.) graphic table of fire,
or range table;
de marche, (mil.) march diagram;
des probabilites, (ball.) graphic table of probabilities
(of fire);
des trajectoires, (ball.) graphic table of fire,
or range table.
abatage, m., cutting down, felling (of trees);
destruction, demolition (as by high explosives);
lowering; bearing down," as on a lever;
mechanical power, or purchase; holding-up
hammer, dolly; throwing down (as of coal,
in a mine); (mil.) destruction of diseased horses;
d'arbres, (mil.) felling of trees for defensive
purposes;
d'armes, (mil.) the bringing of the rifle down
to position of load, etc.;
de chevaux, (mil.) destruction of diseased
horses;
du chien, (sm. a.) letting down of hammer
or of cocking-piece;
commission d' , (mil.) board of officers to pass
on diseased horses;
de la crosse, (art.) lever made of trail of gun;
faire un, , to form a purchase under a body;
mandrin d' , holding-up hammer, dolly.
abatant, m., shutter of a skylight.
abatis, m., (mil.) abatis;
actif. defensible abatis;
-artificiel, abatis of trees, etc., transported to
desired position;
defensif, defensible abatis;
de franc-etable , houses, walls, or trees thrown
down to form a sort of abatis;
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abatis naturel, abatis of trees left in situ;
passif, abatis that serves as a mere obstacle;
de transport, abatis of branches, etc., dragged
or transported into position.
abat-jour, m., reflector; shade (of a lamp); skylight.
abattoir, m., slaughter-house.
abattre, v. a., to throw, throw down; to overthrow,
demolish, cast down; to cut down (trees); to
bear down on a lever; (mm.) to throw down,
bring down, as coal in a mine; v. r., (hipp.)
to break down, to fall down;
I'arme, (mil.) to bring the piece down to
position of load, of charge bayonets, etc.;
du bois, to fell trees;
un cheval, (mil.) to throw, cast, destroy, a
horse;
I'eau d'un cheval, (hipp.) to rub a horse dry;
la muraille, (fan.) to pare down a horse's
hoof;
du pied, (fan.) v. la muraille;
un rivet, to clinch a rivet;
les tentes, (mil.) to strike tents.
abattu, p. p., down, throw down;
& I' , (sm. a.) said of hammer when down; of
bolt when shot forward and lever turned down;
(mech.) said of a spring when free from pressure.
abat-vent, m., penthouse,
abelite, f., (expl.) nitroglycerine.
aberration, f., aberration;
chromatique, chromatic aberration;
de sphcricite, spherical aberration.
abois, m. pi., aux , (of game) at bay; (mil.)
(of a garrison) reduced to extremities.
abonnataire, m., contractor, who agrees to perform
service within a given time and for given
pay.
abonnement, m., subscription; contract, agreement;
allowance, idemnification; (esp. FT.
adm.) contract for given time and given pay.
abord, m., landing place; approach (of a bridge);
s, (mil.) ground or terrain immediately in
front of, or near, a position, or within close
range of;
en , (nav.) close to ship's side (of a gun so
mounted, as distinguished from turret mounts,
etc.).
abordable, a., easy of access, accessible.
abordage, m., (mil.) contact with enemy (in an
attack, or as result of an attack); (nav.) collision;
boarding (of a ship).
aborde, m., (nav.) ship boarded, run down, or
rammed.
aboider, v. a., to come alongside; to board; to
collide with; to reach, attack; to charge; (mil.)
to attack by assault; to occupy the abords
(q. v.) of a position; to get close to the enemy;
hl'eperon, (nav.) to ram.
abordeur, m (nav.) boarder, member of a boarding
party; boarding ship, ramming ship.
abouchement, m., interview; butt-joining, junction
(of pipes, etc.).
aboucher, v. a. , to bring together, for an interview;
s' avec un ennemi, (mil.) to parley with an
enemy.
aboutmen t, m., flush-joint.
abourgri, a., stunted; knotty; cross-grained.
aboument, m., v. abouement.