A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

derive 535 direction
dCrive, f., (auto) slipping backward down hill;
leeway; (aero.) fin, tail fin; drift; leeway;
angle de , (aero.) (angle between the axis of
an aerial vessel and the direction of its proper
speed) drift angle;
echelonner la , (art.) to distribute, spread, the
fire;
horizontal, (aero.) stabilizer;
plan de , (aero.) stabilizing fin, tail fin.
deriver, v. t.; n., to turn, deflect; (of an auto), to
slip (backward down hill); (aero.) to drift;
lefeu, (mil.) to give deflection.
derma tine, f., packing composition (copal dissolved
in turpeatine forms the base).
derobade, f., (man.) swerving (as before a jump).
dCroSie, m., (man.) (of the horse) swerve (before a
jump).
derober, v. r., (man.) to swerve.
d6rouleur, m., (mil.) reel man (telephone, etc.);
aide assistant reel man.
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desactiver, v. t., (min.) to disarm a mine.
desactivation, f., (min.) disarming of a mine,
desaxage, m., (in auto construction) the system in
which the cylinder and crankshaft axes do not
lie in the same plane.
descendre, v. n.. to descend, come down; (aero.) to
nose down;
& plat, (aero.) to pancake;
de voiture, (r. T., etc.) to leave, get out of, a
carriage, car.
descente, f., descent, fall; (mil. fort.) descent into
a ditch, shelter, bombproof, eLc.;
de main, (man.) (of the horse), fall, dropping,
of his quarters;
de voiture, leaving, getting out of, a carriage,
a car.
desen graver, v. t., to run off. push off (a boat that
has gone aground).
dGsenrayage, m., (r./. art., sm.a.) unjamming,
d6senrayer, v. t., (r./. art., sm. a.) to unjam.
desequilibre, m.. loss of equilibrium.
desequJlibrer, v. t., to cause loss of equilibrium.
desimmobilisation, f., (mach.) unlocking.
desimmobiliser, v. t., (mach.) to unlock.
desorienter, v. t., (inst.) to unseat.
desserrage, m., loosening (as of a screw, bolt,
etc.).
desserrement, m., loosening, release;
des casernes, ( Fr. a.) removal from barracks
of people having no rights to quarters therein.
desserrer, v. t., to unloose, release;
les casernes, (Fr. a.) to remove from barracks
; all persons having no right to quarters
therein.
dCsyntonisation, f., (wireless) desyntonization.
dCsyntoniser, v. t., (wireless) to desyntonize.
detachement, m., detachment; party;
de decouverte, (cav.) reconnaissance detachment
thrown out by the army cavalry;
de liaison et d' observation, (mil.) connecting
and observation detachment (between infantry
and artillery).
detail, m., (com.) retail,
detart rage, m., (steam, etc.) scaling, furring, of a
boiler, pipe, etc.
detartrer, v. t., (steam, etc.) to scale, to fur (a
boiler, water pipe, etc.).
dtecteur,m., (elec.) detector;
d'amplitude, amplitude detector;
& contact imparfait, crystal rectifier;
electrolytiquc , electrolytic detector;
d'energie, generic term for thermal, etc., detector;
d'ondes, wave detector;
a gaz ionise, (Fleming's) vacuum detector;
magnetiquc, magnetic detector;
thcrmique, thermal detector;
avec tube & soupape, valve-tube detector.
dCtendeur, m., (mach.) reducing valve.
dCtendu, a., (steam) completely expanded.
detente, f., (mach.) the working travel of a piston,
power str9ke; (sm. a., mach. gun) trigger;
adiabalique, (phys.) adiabalic expansion;
hchulcur constante, v. adiabalique;
equilibree, expansion in a closed vessel;
fixe, (mach. gun) fixed trigger (for intermittent
firing, Mod. 1907 T ) ;
isothcrmiquc, (pA.ys.)isothermic expansion;
hbre, free expansion;
mobile, (mach. gun) movable trigger (for
automatic firing, Mod. 1907 T).
detention, f., imprisonment;
perpetuelle, (law) life imprisonment.
detonateur, m., (expl., etc.) detonator;
chimique, chemical detonator;
mecanique, mechanical detonator;
d percussion, percussion detonator;
detonation, f., (expl.) detonation;
franche, complete detonation.
detournement, m., (adm.) application of funds,
stores, etc., to one's own usef (hence) embezzlement,
theft.
detourner, v. a., (adm.) to take from public stores,
to apply funds, stores, to one's own use; (hence)
to embezzle, to steal.
detroit, m., (sometimes, when used alone) the
English Channel.
deuil, m., mourning;
conduire le , to head the mourners;
mettre en .to put into mourning;
porter le de, to be in mourning for.
developpement, m., length, development;
n. Km. de , n kilometers long.
deverronillage, m., unbolting; (mach. gun) bolt
deverrouiller, T. t., to unbolt, (mach. gun) to release
(the bolt).
deversement, m., (aero.) inclination (dip, lift) (of
a dirigible);
critique, critical inclination (beyond which
it increases very rapidly).
deviation, f., (elec., etc.) deflection (of a needle).
diable, m., devil;
s Ileus, (mil. slang) chasseurs (wear blue,
renowned for valor).
dSvorer, v. t., (auto., fam.) to eat up (distances).
Ueu, m.,god; (the Deity is written with a capital,
Dieu;;
les 1, ( Fr. a.) at Saumur the cadre noir, q. v.
(so called from their horsemanship);
les demi x, ( Fr. a.) at Saumur, the cadre bleu,
q.v.
difference, f., difference;
en moins, reduction, decrease;
en plus, increase.
differentiel, m., (mach., etc.) differential gear,
equalising gear;
dpignons coniques, bevel gear differential;
dpignons droits, spur gear differential.
difluseur, m., (mach.) mixer, mixing cone, spray
cone; difluser; Venturi tube.
diligence, f., diligence.
& la de, by the action, effort, of;
& vapeur, steam stage coach.
diner, m., dinner;
d'adieu, farewell dinner.
diner-promotion, m., (mil.) class dinner,
direct, a., direct; /
mettre en, to , give direct communication (by
telephone).
directeur, m., director;
de Varriere, (Fr. a.) chief or director of transportation;
de depot, (Fr. adm.) manager of government
stud;
des etapes et services, ( Fr. a.) director of supplies;
v. s. v. direction;
desforets, ( Fr. adm.) chief forester.
direction, f., (auto., mach.) steering gear;
& bane, bar steering gear, tiller steering gear;
bcame conique, cone cam steering gear;
& cremailtere, rack and pinion steering gear;
b, deux pivots, two-pivot steering gear;