A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com
A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com
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voyager 491 wurst<br />
voyager, v. a., to travel, make a trip, journey.<br />
voyageur, m., traveler, passenger;<br />
<strong>com</strong>mis , <strong>com</strong>mercial traveler.<br />
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voyant, a., conspicuous (of colors);<br />
cheval , shortsighted horse.<br />
voyant, m., (of colors) conspicuousness, brightness;<br />
(surv.) vane, target, leveling rod;<br />
mire du slide vane of a , leveling rod;<br />
d'un niveau ft bulle d'air, eyepiece of a spirit<br />
level;<br />
plaque du , v. mire du ;<br />
de I'uniforme, (mil.) conspicuousness of the<br />
uniform, ease with which seen at a distance.<br />
voyer, m., road trustee.<br />
vrac, m., disorder, confusion;<br />
charger en to lade in , bulk;<br />
en , in bulk; (art.) without any regular order<br />
(of bullets in a case shot).<br />
vrague, vraque, m., v. vrac.<br />
vril, m., (expl.) vril.<br />
vrille, f., gimlet, wimble, drill, borer, piercer;<br />
en gouge, kind of auger.<br />
vriller, v. a. n., to bore with a gimlet, etc.; (artif.)<br />
to whirl (said of a rocket).<br />
vrillerie, f., generic term for files, punches, gimlets,<br />
and other small tools (carpenters', armorers',<br />
etc.).<br />
vrillon, m., small auger with a gimlet point.<br />
vu, m., sight, examination, inspection; preamble.<br />
vue, f., sight, view, aim, survey; examination, inspection;<br />
aspect; (cons.) opening, window,<br />
looking upon a neighboring house; (sm. a.)<br />
sighting notch (of a sight);<br />
ft<br />
, at sight ( of a draft ) ; in sight (as, a prisoner) ;<br />
avoir les s fichantes, (fort.) said when the<br />
glacis prolonged passes over the interior crest;<br />
avoir les s rasantes, (fort.) said when the<br />
glacis prolonged passes "through the interior<br />
crest;<br />
de bas en Jiaut, view upward;<br />
basse, short-sightedness;<br />
de cdte, side view;<br />
par cdte, v. oblique;<br />
en coupe, cross section;<br />
W.<br />
vue courte, v. basse;<br />
derobee, (cons.) lunette;<br />
en dessus, v. d'oiseau;<br />
droite, (cons.) window or opening directly<br />
overlooking a neighbor's property;<br />
en , insight;<br />
lire en , to be in sight;<br />
deface, front view;<br />
g<strong>com</strong>etrale, geometrical view or presentation;<br />
grasse, (hipp.) v. s. v. gras;<br />
de liaut en bas, view downward;<br />
Tiors de , out or sight;<br />
lever ft<br />
, v. s. v. lever;<br />
tongue, long-sightedness;<br />
v. longue-vue;<br />
longue ,<br />
lunette de longue , telescope;<br />
morte, window not to be opened;<br />
oblique, side window or opening (on a neighbor's<br />
property);<br />
ft d'oeil, visibly, rapidly;<br />
d'oiseau, bird's-eye view;<br />
ft de pays, by the lay of the ground; (fig.) at<br />
a cursory glance;<br />
perdre de , to lose sight of;<br />
perspective, perspective view;<br />
ft perte de , as far as one can see; out of sight;<br />
pland, d'oiseau, bird's-eye view;<br />
point de , point of sight, eye; point of distance;<br />
focus ;<br />
ft portee de within , sight;<br />
ft la portee de , de la , in, within, sight;<br />
de servitude, de souffrance, v. s. v.jour;<br />
ft la simple, by the naked eye; .<br />
ft tant de jours de . at so many days' sight<br />
(of a draft);<br />
de terre, horizontal, cellar, window;<br />
ft vol d'oiseau, bird's-eye view.<br />
vulcanisation, f., vulcanization.<br />
vulcanlser, v. a., to vulcanize.<br />
vulgarisateur, m., popularizer.<br />
vulgarisation, f ., popularization ;<br />
ouvratje de , popular work or treatise.<br />
vuli*ariser, v. a., to popularize.<br />
vulnerable, a., vulnerable.<br />
vulnerability, f., vulnerability; (mil.) Lability to<br />
be hit.<br />
vulnfiraire, a., good for wounds;<br />
eau , herb lotion for wounds.<br />
wagon, f., wagon, car; (r. r.) carriage, car;<br />
[Except where otherwise indicated, the following<br />
are railway cars:] - ambulance, (mil.) hospital wagon;<br />
- ft bagages, baggage car (U. S.); luggage van<br />
(England); - basculant - ft bascule, tilting, dumping,<br />
poste, ma il car ;<br />
reservoir, reservoir car;<br />
- ft bestiaux, cattle restaurant,<br />
car;<br />
buffet-car; dining car;<br />
--boxe, horse car; - -buffet, v. --restaurant; --cavalier, horse car;<br />
--chambre, car divided into rooms;<br />
--chevalet, trestle car, i. e., a car with trestles<br />
or planks instead of seats; - ft chevaux, horse car (transport of horses);<br />
--citerne, water cart ;<br />
--cuisine, kitchen car; - debout, fourth-class car (no seats);<br />
- decouvert, open car ; - dortoir, sleeping car;<br />
--ecurie, horse car ; - d'ensablcment, sand (ballast) car;<br />
-ferme, closed car;<br />
warme, f., v. varme.<br />
- dfourrages, (mil. r. r.) forage car;<br />
watt, m., (elec.) watt.<br />
--frein, brake car ;<br />
watt-heure, m., (elec.) watt hour.<br />
- ft -- glace, -glaciere, refrigerator car;<br />
watt-seconde, m., (elec.) watt second.<br />
--grue, traveling crane (i. e., mounted on a wattmfctre, m., (elec.) watt meter.<br />
railway truck);<br />
wolfart, m., - ft houille. coal car; --lit(s), sleeping car;<br />
--lo<strong>com</strong>otive, - dummy;<br />
de marchandises, freight car (U. S.); goods<br />
wagon (England); - ft materiel, (mil. r. r.) baggage car;<br />
v. wolfram.<br />
woile, m., whirlpool or race,<br />
wolfram, m., (met.) tungsten.<br />
wootz, m., (met.) wootz, Indian steel.<br />
wurst, m., (art.) ammunition wagon of light construction<br />
(horse artillery, obs.); (med.) ambulance<br />
wagon.<br />
wagon-mmo0] eries, express car;<br />
ft obus (ft essieux fixes), (s. c. art.) shell track<br />
(for one projectile of large caliber);<br />
plat, flat car;<br />
plate-forme, (s. c. art.) shell truck;<br />
ft plate-forme decouverte, truck, flat car;<br />
salon, parlor car ;<br />
ft selles, (mil. r. r.) saddle wagon;<br />
tabagie, smoking car.<br />
wagonet, m., trolley; miner's truck; (r. r.) hand<br />
car, small truck;<br />
ft manivelles, (r. r.) hand car;<br />
de manoeuvre, (r. r.) hand car, truck;<br />
porte-projectiles, (art.) shell-hoist scoop;<br />
porteur, (mil. r. r.) truck of the Decauville<br />
railway.<br />
wagonnage, m., (r. r.) transportation of earth,<br />
etc., in construction.<br />
wagonnette, f., wagonette.<br />
wagonnier, m., (r. r.) conductor.