A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

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visite periodique, (nav.) periodical survey;
de reception, (art.) examination before reception;
sanitairc, (med.) medical, sanitary, health,
inspection;
soumish la liable to , search, inspection;
spcciale, (nav.) special survey;
d'un vaisseau, (nav.) examination of ship's
cargo or papers.
visiter, v. a., to visit, call upon; to inspect, examine,
survey, search, look.
vlsiteur, m., visitor; custom-house inspector,
searcher, tide waiter; (nav.) searching vessel.
vissage, m., screwing, screwing up (down); (art.)
screwing in of breech plug;
clefde , wrench.
visser, v. a., to screw (on, down, up, in), fasten
with a screw;
& fond, to screw home, tight; to set up a
visucl, a.', visual; m., visible object; (t. p.) mark,
target.
vitc, a., quick, fleet, speedy, rapid.
Vitesse, f., rate, velocity, speed, rapidity, fleetness,
celerity;
b la de, at the rate of ;
absolue, absolute velocity;
accelerce, accelerated velocity; (erf.) 9 kilo-
meters per hour (artillery marching alone);
(r. r.) 300 kilometers per 24 hours;
angulaire, angular velocity;
d'arrivee, (ball.) striking (arriving) velocity;
ascensionnelle, (ball.) upward component of
the velocity;
de cheminement, (ball,) horizontal component
of the velocity;
au choc, (ball.) striking velocity;
de chute, (ball.) velocity of descent;
de combustion, (expl.) rate of combustion;
critique, critical velocity;
dcmi , half speed;
evreuve de , (nav.) speed trial;
finale, (ball.) final, terminal, velocity;
gagner de , to outstrip; to run away with (as
a wagon going downhill);
grande , full speed; (r. r.) quick dispatch;
grande en arriere (avant), (nav.) full speed
astern (ahead);
& grande , high speed;
d' inflammation, (expl.) rapidity, rate, of
inflammation;
-initiale, (ball.) initial velocity, muzzle velocity;
lancer & toute , to set (a battery, a locomotive,
ship, etc.) at full speed;
au loch, (nav.) speed by the log;
de marche, (mil.) rate of marching;
mi , half speed;
moyenne, mean velocity;
normale, normal velocity; (mach.) usual
working speed; (art.) 8 kilometers per hour
iartillery marching alone);
parabole de la , (ball.) the parabola that would
be described by a projectile from a given point
if the resistance of the air were to cease at and
from that point;
petite , (r. r.) slow dispatch;
du piston, (mach.) speed of the piston;
plcine , (mach.) full speed;
rapide, (art.) 10 kilometers per hour (artillery
marching alone);
de regime, normal speed; (mach.) speed best
suited to each engine and peculiar to it;
relative, relative velocity;
vi trail, m., stained-glass window (in pi. generally).
vitre, f., window glass, pane of glass, window;
carreau de , panneau de , window pane.
vitrt, p. p., glazed; glass; vitreous;
porte e, glass door.
vitrer, v. a., to glaze.
vitrerie, f., glazing; glazier's work, trade.
vitrescibilite, f., vitrifiability.
vitrescible, a., verifiable.
vitrier, m., glazier; (in pi., mil. slang) chasseurs (t
pied, rifles.
vitrifaction, f., vitrifaction.
verifiable, a., vitrifiable.
vitrifier, v. a., to vitrify.
vitriol, m., vitriol, copperas;
blanc, white vitriol;
bleu, blue vitriol;
de cuivre, v. bleu;
defer, v. vert;
huile de , oil of vitriol;
vert, green vitriol;
de zinc, v. blanc.
vivacite, f., vivacity; quickness, eagerness;
de la poudre, (expl.) quickness of powder;
de recul, (art.) quickness, suddenness, of
recoil.
vivandier, n., (mil.) sutler, canteen steward.
vivandiere, f., (mil.) vivandiere.
vivat, m., cheer, hurrah;
crier , pousser des s,saluer par un , to
cheer; to hurrah.
vive, v. qui vive.
vives-eaux, f. pi., spring tide (v. s. v. maree);
vivre, v. n., to live, subsist; to be maintained,
subsisted;
sur Inhabitant,
on the country.
sur le pays, (mil.) to live
vivre, m., food; (in pi. esp. mil.) provisions, stores,
victuals; commissary department;
s d'administration, (mil.) stores supplied by
the administration as distinguished from
de requisition;
administration des s, (mil.) commissary department;
oiler aux s, (mil.) to go and draw rations;
bureau des s, victualing office;
s de campagne, v. petits s;
s de conserve, preserved (canned, tinned)
rations;
s-conserves de viande, iron ration;
s de debarquement, (mil.) rations available on
detraining;
etre dans les s, (mil.) to be in the commissary
department;
faire des s, to victual;
fourgonb, s, (mil.) provision wagon;
s-pain, (mil.) bread part of the ration; bread
ration;
petits s, (mil.) groceries and dried vegetables;
s de requisition, (mil.) supplies, etc., got by
requisition;
s de reserve, (mil.) reserve supplies;
s du sac, (mil.) two days' rations carried by
the soldier;
s sees, dry provisions (i. e., beans, coffee);
s-viande, (mil.) meat part of ration; meat
ration.
vivrier, m., (mil.) commissary
requise, desired, required, velocity;
respective, v. relative;
-restante, (ball.) remaining velocity;
retaraee retarded } velocity;
de rotation, velocity of rotation;
terminale, (ball.) terminal velocity;
. de tir. (art.) rate of fire;
toute , full speed;
& toute at full , speed;
de toute sa at one's , utmost speed;
de translation, (mil.) velocity of translation;
uniforme, uniform speed, velocity.
vitrage, m., glazing, glass windows, window glass,
glass partition.
of provisions.
vizir, m., vizier.
vogue, f., speed of a rowboat (obs.).
vogue-avant, m., bow oar.
voguer, v. n., (of a boat) to be rowed, pulled;
(nav.) to sail; to be under sail; to bear, go;
vogue-avant! give way!
vogueur, m.. oarsman (obs.); swimming belt.
voie, f., road., way, roadway, trail, track, trace,
path, any line of transportation; conveyance,
means of conveyance; load, cartload (as much
as may be carried at one time, or in a single
trip); track (distance between wheels); set of a
saw, kerf of a saw; (r. r.) track, line, gauge.