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support(s) de la chaudiere, (steam) stay bars;
girder stays; stays, brackets, of the boiler;
knee of trie boiler;
conducteur, (art.) guiding support (of a
star gauge);
continu, continuous bearing;
cornier, (teleg.} angle bracket;
corps de , (pont.) generic term for boats,
trestles, etc., supporting the roadway;
& coulisse, v. & chariot;
de cylindre, (mach.) cylinder column;
de devant du haquet, (pont.) upper cross-
piece of a pontoon limber;
d'cssieu porte-roue. (art.) crossoar of the
spare-wheel axle;
d'efoile mobile, (art.) star-gauge rest;
fixe, (mach.) fixed rest; fixed support (of a
lathe); (pont.) any fixed support (e. g., a tres-
ilottant, (poni.) floating pier, any floating
support;
bfourche, any forked support, Y;
de fronteau de mire, (art.) fore sight, patch,
mass;
des glissieres, (mach.) slide-bar bracket,
guide-bar bracket;
dc(s) grille(s), (mach.) fire-bar support,
bearer;
de hampe, (art.) staff rest (of a star gauge);
de haquet, (pont.) crossbar of a pontoon
wagon;
isolant, (teleg.) insulator;
libre, loose support;
lunette, (mach.) arbor bearing;
mobile, standard;
d'un palier, (mach.) plumber-block bearer;
pendant, (mach.) hanger;
en pierre, (r. r.) stone sleeper, block;
h pivot, pivoting support;
suraffinfe, a., v. depasse.
suranner, v. a., to be more than one year old (passports,
etc.).
sur-arbitre, m., umpire deciding a tie between
other umpires.
surbaissg, p. p., elliptic, depressed, surbased.
surbaissement, m., surbasement.
surbaisser, v. a., to make elliptic; to surbase.
surbande, f., (sm. a.) distance that the hammer
may be drawn beyond full cock; (art.) cap
square.
surbau, m., (nav.) frame, framing piece of a hatchway,
head ledge.
surbout, m., any piece of wood turning on a pivot.
surcalcine", a., overburned.
sur-ce'mente', p. p., face-hardened (armor).
sur-cSmenter, v. a., to face-harden an armor
plate.
surcharge, f., extra, additional, load; baggage excess;
in races, handicap (weight); top pack
(pack mules); top load; word(s) or figure(s)
written over another or others; (mas.) load of
an arch; increased thickness of a coat of plaster;
increased height of a wall: (art.) overcharge (in
testing): (mach.) overload (cf valves);
d'epreuve des chaudieres, (steam) boiler testing
by increased pressure.
surcharger, v. a., to overload: tc overburden,
oppress, overcharge, overtask, weigh down; to
write in a word, etc., over another; (mil. min.)
to overload a mine.
surchauffage, m., overheating, superheating (as
of steam).
surchaufle, f., (steam) superheating.
surchauffer, v. a., to overheat; (met.) to burn;
(steam) to superheat.
surchauffeur. m., (steam) superheater;
surface de -s, superheating surface.
surchauffure, f., (met.) burnt spot (in iron or
steel); (operation of) overheating metal.
sur-col, m., (harn.) wither strap.
sur-cou, m., v. sur-col.
surcuisson, f., everburning of lime.
surdent, m., (hipp.) supernumerary tooth; wolf's
tooth, supplementary premolar.
surdl-mutitt, f., deaf-muteness.
surdos, m., porter's pad; (harn.) back band,
back strap.
sureau, m., elder tree.
snrecartement, m., (r. r.) increase of gauge.
surfegalisage, m., (powd.) passage of grains through
the upper (coarse) separating sieve.
surfegaliser, v. a., (powd.) to pass grains through
planche de , stand;
plaque de , stand;
du poids, weigh bar;
de pointage, (art.) elevating-gear support;
front-sight support; sight rest;
de pont roulant, (pont.) crosspiece of a carriage
bridge upon which balks are laid;
de porte corps, center transom;
des rails, (r. r.) sleeper;
& rainures, (mach.) slotted table (to hold the
work);
de route, (art.) traveling breech support
( French 95);
de tente, awning boom;
de timon, pole yoke;
au tour, (mach.) lathe rest;
de tourillon, (art.) traveling trunnion; trunnion
bed;
& vis, (teleg.) screw bracket;
de vis de pointage, (art.) elevating-screw nut.
supporter, v., to support, prop, stay, bear, bear
up; to sustain (as attack, etc.); to endure;
le feu, to be fireproof; to stand, resist, fire
(as bricks, etc.).
suppression, f., abolishment, suppression, retrenchment,
withdrawal;
d'emploi, suppression of an office, of a place.
supriimatie, f., supremacy;
navale, sea power, naval supremacy.
sur, a., sour.
sur, a., sure; steady; safe (of a port);
avoir le coup d'ail to have an accurate , eye;
avoir laiambe e, le the upper (coarse) separating
pied , (man.) to be surefooted.
sieve.
sure"galisoir, m., (powd.) coarse sieve,
or upper separating
superior
sieve.
surClargissement, m., v. surecartement.
surfiWvation, f., (r. r.) raising of outer rail; (cons.)
addition to a building (e. g., a story).
surelevfe, p. p., chemin de fer elevated rail-
,
road.
sureiever, v. a., to raise; (cons.) to raise (a building,
e. g., by adding a story).
submission, f., overissue (of paper money).
surenveloppe, f., outer envelope.
surpaisseur, m., excess of thickness, increased
thickness.
surestarie, f., overtime, demurrage;
indemnity pour , demurrage.
surestimation, f., overestimate, overvaluation.
surestimer, v. a., to overestimate, overvalue.
surett, f., safety, security, safe-keeping, custody,
warranty; (commercial) security;
arret de , (sm. a.) safety bolt, catch;
brigade de , (mil.) a name for the corps cavalry;
caisse de , safe;
, dispositifde (mil.) measures of safety;
dispositifde stationnement de , (mil.) measures
taken in a stationnement for security;
hypothecate, mortgage;
lampe de , safety lamp;
lieu de safe , place;
parabole de , (ball.) envelope of the parabolas
having the same point of departure and the
same initial velocity;
place de , place retained by a state as a guarantee
of the execution of a treaty;
platine de , (sm. a.) safety lock;
reseau de , (mil.) the network of troops established
to secure safety;
robinet de , safety cock;
serrure de , safety lock;
service de v. s. v. , service;