A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

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non-exerce, a., (Fr. a.) green, untrained (said of
men that have not had at least three months'
active sendee).
nonius, m., (in*/.) vernier; nonius.
non-lieu, m., (law) quashing of an indictment,
nolle
pToscgui;
ordonnance de , (law) order to quash a case.
non-valeur, f., deficiency, waste; bad debt, worthless
paper; (mil.) any person deducted for any
reason whatever from the effective fighting
strength (e. g., orderlies, man who does not
ceport with his class of the contingent) .
noquet, m., (cons.) gutter lead; flashing, apron.
mml, m., north, the north, north wind; north
point;
du compos, compass north, north by compass;
faire le , (nav.) to run north;
magnettque, magnetic north;
du monde, v. vrai;
perdre le , (nav.) to lose the course;
vrai, true north.
iioria, f., noria, chain of buckets, chain pump.
normal, a., normal, standard;
bougie e, (elec.) standard candle;
ecartemcnt r-, (r. r.) standard gauge;
ligne e, normal line.
normale, f., normal, normal line.
nostalgic, f ., nostalgia ; homesickness;
de I' epaulette, (mil.) hankering for the service,
longing to be. in the service again.
notable, a., m., notable, noteworthy; principal
personage (e. g., of a town or of a commune);
idoine, (adm.) expert, who pronounces in
certain cases of differences between contractors
and government.
nbtaire, m., notary.
notarial, a., notarial.
notarial, m., functions, duties, of a notary.
notarie, a., done by a notary, sworn to and subscribed
before a notary;
acle , v. s. v. acte.
note, f., note; (musical) note; memorandum; mark
(of standing in schools); rating of professional
standing (as of officers); bill; diplomatic communication;
des avaries, average statement;
ministerielle, (mil.) war department memorandum.
noter, v. a., to note, note down; to take (as the
time from a chronometer).
notification, f., notification; notice;
de blocus generale, (ou) diplomatique, notice
of blockade sent to governments;
de blocus locale, notice of blockade sent to
place to be blockaded;
de blocus speciale, notice of blockade given
to ships in port, or making the port.
noue, f., pasture land; low-lying meadow; (cons.)
valley (of a roof); pantile, gutter tile, gutter
stone; valley rafter;
corniere, (cons.) valley of a roof.
nouement, m., knotting.
nouer, v. a., (cord.) to tic, hitch, lash, bend;
des intelligences avcc I'ennemi, avec la place,
to establish secret communication with an
enemy or with a besieged town.
nonet, m., a synonym of mastigadour, a. v.
nouette, f., (cons.) hip tile.
noueux, a., knotty, gnarled, full of knots.
noulet, m., (cons.) valley of a roof, gutter of a
roof;
chevron, chevron ti valley rafter.
nourri, p.
fed.
p., sustained; full, thick laid; (of
the wind) steady and strong; (of clouds) passing
freely; (art., sm. a.) steady, well-delivered (of
fire).
nourrice, f., nurse; (mach.) small auxiliary pump
(attached to some hydraulic machines' called
also wire ).
nourrlr, v. a., to feed, maintain, keep up supply
cherish, entertain;
la piece, (met.) to feed the piece.
nourrlssap;e, m., feeding, fattening;
des lampes, (elec.) feeding.
nourrisseur, cow keeper;
tuyau , feed pipe.
nourriture, f., food; nourishment; diet; subsistence
of men, horses, etc.;
de cheval, horse feed.
nouveau, a., new; fresh; inexperienced; raw;
modele, latest, most recent, model;
dies troupes, fresh troops.
nouvelle, f., news, intelligence, tidings;
envoyer aux s, to send out for intelligence.
novembre 33, (mil. slang) officer or n. c. o. who
sticks close to regulations.
novice, m., youngster; novice; apprentice; (nav.)
ordinary seaman.
noyau, m., heart, core, nucleus; knot, group;
groundwork, origin; chosen, select, band:
(tech.) plug (of a cock); stem, shank (of a screw,
of a bolt); nave (of a fly wheel); (cons.) newel
of a staircase (both solid and hollow); (fond.)
core, former; (sm. a.) core (of a jacketed bullet);
(ball.) central part of a group of hits (containing
the better half of the hits); (powd.) small irregular
lump (becomes spherical in process of
manufacture); (fort.) central position or fort:
the enceinte of a place & forts detaches; (mil.
slang) recruit;
arbreti , (fond.) core bar, core spindle;
boite & , (fond.) core box;
central, (fort.) town surrounded by an
enceinte (said of modern system of detached
forts);
en corde, (cons.) a newel with a spiral hand
rail;
enveloppe du , (ball.) in a sheaf of trajectories,
the part surrounding the de la gerbe, and
containing 40 per cent of hits;
d'escalier. (cons.) newel;
defond, (cons.) continuous newel;
fusant, (artif.) core (as of- a Bickford fuse);
de la gerbe, (ball.) in a sheaf of trajectories,
that part (nearest the axis) containing 50 per
cent of tne hits;
de moule, (fond.) core of a mold;
d'un robinet, plug of a cock;
sable & , (fond.) core sand;
suspendu, (cons.) interrupted newel;
d'une vis, stem of a screw.
noye, p. p., drowned; ruined; clouded; (tech.) let
in flush; (nav.) hull down; (nav. art.) too low
(of the battery), too near the water;
dans, (mas.) bedded in.
noyer, m., nut, walnut (wood and tree);
noir, black walnut.
noyer, v. a. r., to drown; to flood; to inundate,
deluge, swamp; to confuse colors; (tech.) to
countersink; to let in, to sink in (as one piece
into another); (mas.) to bed in (as in concrete);
la chaux, (mas.) to overslack lime;
un clou, to countersink a nail;
les poudres, (mil.) to flood a magazine;
le rivet, (fan.) to clinch a horseshoe nail;
la soute aux poudres. (nav.) to flood the
magazine; to scuttle a snip;.
la tcrre (un vaissc.au), to sink the land (a
ship) below the horizon;
la, tete d'une vis, to countersink the head of
a screw.
noyon, m., v. noyure.
noyure, f., countersink (as for the head of a screw),
hollow.
nu, a., m., naked, bare; naked or bare part; (man.)
bareback; without harness; (art.) (of cartridges)
uncovered, exposed, i. e., not carried in a pass
box;
& , naked, bare; (man.) bareback;
cheval , horse bought or sold without saddle
or bridle;
ti-dos , (man.) barebacked;
epee e. (sm. a.) bare sword;
feu , (chem.) flame in direct contact with the
object heated;
maison c, unfurnished house;
metal , native metal;
mcttreh , to strip, unclothe, lay bare, open;