A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

poignee 336 point
polgnGe-magasin, (sm. a.) the stock and magazine
of a magazine pistol;
de manoeuvre, (art.) maneuvering, operating
handle, working handle;
de manoeuvre ft deux branches, (r. f. art.)
double-branch maneuvering handle or crank;
de pistolet, (r.f. art.) pistol grip;
de pointage, (r.f. art.) stock handle;
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ressaut de la , (sm. a. ) pist _ .
& ressort, (r.f. art.) spring handle;
de revolver, (sm. a.) butt of a revolver;
de robinet, handle of a faucet.
poignet, in., wrist; wristband;
manquer de s, (hipp.) to have a small and
weak fetlock joint, to be weak on the pins.
poll, m., (hipp.) hair (of the body, also the hair of
the nostrils, ears); coat;
& , barebacked;
avoir I'cpcron au , (man. ) to spur a horse;
d'un beau sleek and , smooth;
compose, composite coat;
faire le ct, to clip (a horse);
de laitier, (met.) slag wool, silicate cotton;
A long et rude, shaggy;
mixte, mixed coat;
monter d to ride barebacked , ;
& nu, (man.) bareback;
pique, plante, hair that stands up;
de scorie, (wet,) slag wool, silicate cotton;
simple, simple coat;
souffer au , (hipp.) to discharge (pus) above
the hoof.
poiler,, a., hairy, shagged.
poinc.6n, m. , bodkin, awl; drift, punch; die; coak,
dowel; (cons.) king or queen post; hanging
post, joggle piece, joggle post; (in pi.) uprights
of the center of anarch; (/arr.)pritchel; (man.)
sort of goad (used to urge horses to jump between
the posts), piliers, q. v. ; (mach.) vertical
arbor or spindle; (art.) (Rodman) pressure
gauge;
de contrdle, hall mark;
& decouper, hollow punch:
d'echafaudage, (cons.) scaffolding pole;
effile, brad awl;
& emboutir, punch;
a episser, v. du voillier;
d'epreuve, proof mark, as (sm. a.) on a barrel
after it has stood a firing test;
& griin d'orge^ (mil. min., etc.) diamondpointed
punch, diamond-point tool;
machine & , (mach.) punching machine;
a main, hand punch;
percer au , to punch;
& piquer, pricking punch;
de rebut, stamp or die to mark rejected arti-
cles;
de reforme, stamp or die to mark condemned
articles;
b, river, rivet set;
Rodman, (art.) Rodman's cjusher gauge;
tire-gargousse , (Fr. art.) cartridge extractor
(used when the cartridge sticks to the walls of
the chamber);
d vis, (mach.) screw punch;
du voilier, marlin spike.
poinconnage, m., stamping, punching; official
stamping (after proof).
poinc.onnement, m.,punclung, stamping.
poinsonner, v. a. to , stamp; to punch;
machine a , stamping, punching, machine.
polnc.onn.euse,. f.. punching machine; platepunching
machine.
polmlre, v. n., to dawn.
poing, m.,flst;
de la bnde (man.) the left hand, bridle hand;
coup de , blow of the fist; (dec.) firing key,
exploder; (sm. a.) pocket pistol.
point, m., point; (geometrical) point, place; ship's
position (on the chart); mark; break of day;
hole in a strap; stitch; degree, height, extent,
pitch, condition, state; (mach.) center.
I. Artillery, etc.; II. Miscellaneous.
I. Artillery, etc. :
d'alignement, (mil.) point of alignment;
point d'appui, (mil.) supporting point (as for a
flank); point of defense (as a farm, village,
ect.); any important defensive point in a line;
fixed point; point on which line is to rest
(drill);
d'arrivee, (ball.) point at which the projectile
strikes the ground;
d'attaque, (mil.) point of attack;
au , (art.) on the target;
du bastion, (fort.) point, salient, of a bastion;
h battrc, (art., sm. a.) point aimed at; target;
de chute, (ball.) point of fall; (strictly) the
point at which the projectile meets prolongation
of ligne de mire;
de chute moyen, (ball.) mean point of fall;
dc concentration, (art.) point on which fire is
concentrated in target practice, service, etc. ;
de conversion, (drill) wheeling point;
de la courtine, (fort.) curtain point;
culminant, {art.) highest point, vertex, of a
trajectory;
danger eux, (fort.) (in defilading) points within
the dangerous area or zone from which the
enemy may observe the position;
de defense, v. d'appui;
de depart, (ball.) point of departure; first
point in which trajectory cuts horizontal
through muzzle;
de direction, (mil.) point of direction for
troops to march upon;
de direction plus ft droite (gauche), (drill) incline
to the rignt (left);
de dislocation, (mil.) point at which troops,
after a march, break column to go to their
quarters;
dominant, (mil., fort.) commanding point;
d'cclatement, (art.) bursting point, point of
burst, of a shell or shrapnel;
d'epauk, (fort.) shoulder point (of a bastion);
gamma, (slang) time 01 final examination
(Lcole P olytechnique);
de la gorge, (fort.) gorge point, or intersection
of two curtains;
d'impact, (ball.) point of impact;
d'impact moyen, (ball.) center of impact;
d'impact de la trajectoire moyenne, (ball.)
center of impact;
initial (de marchc), (mil.) initial point of a
march, (when troops are forming a column of
march) the point at which each element must
appear at a fixed time to take its assigned place
in the column (an inaccurate term);
jusqu'au m., (slang) to a certain point (Ecole
Polytechnique);
de mire, (art., sm. a.) sighting point (on a
sight); aiming point; point to aim (on target);
target;
mort, (art.) point at which a combination
fuse must be set to make it act as a percussion
fuse;
moyen (d'impact), (ball.) center of impact;
de niveau, (ball.) second point in which the
trajectory cuts the horizontal through muzzle;
plongeant, (fort.) (in defilade) dominating,
commanding point (v. dangereux);
principe des trois s, (fort.) v. (s. v. masse)
principe des masses conjuguees;
de ralliement, (mil.) rallying point; place of
assembly for each squadron, battery, or company
in a cantonment;
strategique. (mil.) strategic point;
visc^ (ball.) point -aimed at;
de visee, v. vise;
de vue, v. de direction.
II. Miscellaneous:
d'alignement, any point of alignment or direction,
as in runninglines;
d'amarrage, anchorage;