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chassis 525 chou
chassis, m., frame;
[The following terms relate mainly to the automobile;]
ft arrive releve, elevated rear frame;
d'atterrissage, (aero.) landing chassis, under
carriage;
& avant r Street, cambered frame;
blinde, v. cuirasse;
en bois arme, armored wood frame;
cintre, curved frame;
cuirasse, pressed steel frame (in one piece);
& double ndcau, (phot.) plate-holder.
droit, straight frame:
embouti, pressed steel frame;
faux , false frame;
tournant, (mil. min.) turning frame.
en tubes, pipe frame, tube frame.
eiiassis-foliiide, m., (mil.) supporting .rame (roof
of covered shelter).
chassis-truc(k), m.. (art.) railway chassis (the
truck forms the chassis).
cliatterton, m., tape.
chaudiere, f., (steam) boiler; steam boiler;
aquatubulaire, water-tube boiler;
aquatubulaire a flamme directe et d, retour de
flamme, return flue steam boiler;
& circulation, circulating boiler;
it elements, generic term for tubular boilers;
multitubulaire, multitubular boiler;
h tubes d'eau, water-tube boiler.
chauffage, m., heating; (slang) cramming for examination;
central, furnace heating (houses).
& la vapeur, steam heating;
chauffage-vapeur, m., steam heat, steam heating,
chaiiffard, m., (auto., fam).; chauffeur.
chauCe-bains, m., hot-water heater.
chauffc-pieds, m., foot warmer.
chauffer, v. t., to heat; (slang) to cram for examination;
& la vapeur, to heat by steam.
chauffeur, m., (auto.) chauffeur.
chaussette, f., sock.
sd, clous, (mil. slang) soldier shoes;
Placets, lace shoe;
(dite) de repos, (mil.) barrack shoe.
russe, (mil.) (strip or bandage of tallowed
cotton, a substitute for socks) Russian sock;
chavirer, v. n., to capsize;
au canon, (nav.) to be sunk by gunfire.
cheddite, f., (expl.) cheddite (chlorate of potassium
base, and castor oil),
chef, m., chief;
defour, (mil.) head baker;
de gare, ( Fr. a., r. r.) military station master;
du mouvemcrlt (r. r.) train dispatcher;
de train, (r. r.) conductor.
chemin, m., road, path ;
creux, hollow road sunken , road ;
- de fer de campagne, (mil.) field railway;
montreir le de St. Jacques, (of a horse) to
point the toe;
de roulcment, (any) roller way.
cheminee, f., chimney;
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aeration, (mil.) ventilating shaft (dugouts,
etc.);
d'etoupille, (art.) primer seat.
cheminement, m., (mil.) advance under cover,
unobserved (not an oflicial word); (hence)
ravine, path through standing crops, and in
general, any way affording cover;
-acid ouvert, advance without overhead cover;
derober une portion du , (siege) to steal an advance
(e. g., when enemy fire slackens, thus
making simpler earthwork possible);
souterrain, (in sieges) advance by mining;
chemise, f., shirt; (adm.) jacket surrounding a
number of
papers, wrapper;
de circulation, (mach.) water jacket;
de circulation d'eau, (mach.) water jacket;
d'eau (mach.) water jacket;
de rechauffagc, (mach.) heating jacket (alcohol
motor);
chemise de roulcment, (art.) traverse circle, racer.
cheque, m., check (bank check);
postal, money order.
chercheur, m., seeker;
de poles, (elec.) pole detector,
cheval, m., horse;
d'age. (mil., Fr. a.) horse between 4J to 8
years of ago (horse that has the age required for
military service);
attele seul, single horse;
de bois, (aero.) carrousel (involuntary sharp
turn on surface of ground);
calme, steady horse;
de carnere, jumping horse;
coulant, horse of easy, flowing gait;
declasse, horse unfit for the class of work
intended;
de, dehors, outdoor horse, cross country horse;
depot de aux (mil.) horse depot, field depot
for remount purposes;
effectif, (phys.) actual horsepower; 75 kilogrammetres;
imprexsionnable, nervous, excitable horse;
aux indiques, (phys.) indicated horsepower;
jeune, horse less than ih years old;
de Icgerc, (Fr. cav.) light cavalry horse;
mis, well-trained horse;
mis au bouton. finely trained horse;
nominal, (phys.) 300 kilogrammetres;
place, trained horse;
& poil, barebrck horse, i. e., horse without
equipments.
chevai-heure, m., ('/ hys.) horsepower-hour.
chevalet, m., trestle; (mil.) obstacle of barbed
wire (fastened to the ends of a sawhorse, as it
were, back and forth, diagonally, etc.; (inf)
rifle rest;
lance-fusee, (mil.) rocket trestle, stand;
de latrine, (siege) latrine trestle (seat);
de levajc, v. de manoeuvre;
de man