A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

joint-age 549 lava
jointage, m., joining, attachment.
jointer, v. t., to join together (as, by bolts, rivets,
etc.), to make a joint.
jonction, f.. fork of roads; (expl.) junction (of
melinite fuse to its igniter).
Josephine, f., (proper name) (mil. slang) the 75
mm. gun.
joue, f., cheek; cheek or plate of a hub (artillery
type).
jouer, v. t. n., (mus.) to play.
jour, m., day;
defeu, (art.) the consumption of ammunition
during the period of execution following preparation
(not necessarily a daily rate, nor a fixed
amount); day's supply;
franc, a whole day;
officer de , (in sieves) officer of the day (of a
sector of attack; field or general officer);
de vivres (mil.) one day's rations.
Journal, m., journal;
d'ecoute, (mil. min.) record of observation (by
listening);
kakl, m., (unif.) khaki;
toile , khaki-colored cloth.
kfibour, m., (mil. slang) kepi, forage cap.
kif-klf, (mil. slang), it is all the same, same thing,
(Arab word).
kllomfctre, m., (auto.) kilometer race, dash;
arrSte, kilometer race, standing start;
labourer, v. t.. (of a bullet) to tear open, lay open
(as a shoulder, the leg, etc.).
lacet, m., lace zigzag; (mil.) tripping loop;
mouvement de s, (aero.) yaw, yawing.
lache, a., (unif.) loose, sloppy.
laclier, v. t., to release;
tout, (aero., etc.) to let everything go, to
throw off.
lads, m., network;
des tranchees, (mil.) network of trenches.
lacrymogfcge, a., tear-producing; m., (art.) tearproducing
shell.
ladre, m., disease of pigeons (due to inability to get
rid of their milk).
laissez-passer, m., (adm.) permit, pass.
lame, f., blade of a propeller;
d'arret, (mach. gun) magazine closing plate;
fine , great swordsman;
iifourclie, (mil. tel.. etc.} lance" head;
mattrcsse, longest leaf (of a spring);
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platinee, (elec.) contact strip;
ressortd, griffe, spring catch.
lame-tournevis, f. screw driver.
lampant, a., clear.
lampe, f., lamp;
d acetylene, acetylene lamp;
amorc,age d'une , preparation of a lamp (oil);
amorcer une to , prepare a lamp (oil);
& braser, brazier *s lamp, brazing lamp;
& braser dite suedoise, special brazing lamp
(using petroleum);
electrique, flash light;
(electnque) de pochc, flash light;
hpetroU, kerosene lamp;
rechauffeuse, heater, heating lamp (in some
forms of explosion engines);
hsouder, plumber's torch;
thermo-ionique, (elec.) audion, valve. .
lance, f., fireman's nozzle; (mil.) rod (of chevaw de
frise);
d'arrosage, nozzle of a watering hose;
bfourche, (mil. tcl, etc.) lance.
lance, m., throw.
journal de mines (mil. min.) journal of mining onerations.
Jules, m., (French proper name) (fam. Fr.a.) a.
synonym of baquet de proprete, q. v.
jumelle, f., field glass; (mach.) link, spring link;
de Galilee, Galilean field glass;
& micrometre, (mil. ) micrometer field glass;
micrometrique, (mil.) micrometric field glass
& prismc(s), prismatic field glass.
stereo-prismatique,(inst.) stereo-prismatic field
glass;
stereoscopigue, stereoscopic field glass.
tetemetre, (art.) range finding field glass.
jument, f., mare;
d'armcs, troop mare.
jury, m., jury, board, commission ?d'honneur,
(mil.) sort of court of honor.
jus, m., (mil. slang) soldier's first breakfast (coffee
and bread).
juteux, m., (mil. slang) an adjudant.
kilometre lance, kilometer race, flying start.
klaxon, m., (auto.) claxon horn.
ksar, m., (Berber word, meaning, originally) fortified
position, (but now indiscriminately applied
by the French to any) town, village (plural
ksour).
lance-bombes, m., (mil) trench mortar, minenwerfer;
(aero.) bomb-launching device, or gear;
launching tube; any bomb- or grenade- throwing
device or apparatus.
lance-flammes, m., (mil.) flame projector.
lance-grenade, m., (trench art.) grenade thrower.
lancement, m.. (auto.) start, starting; (aero.)
launching (of bombs); (pont.) launching of a
bridge; (mil.) grenade throwing;
de grenades, (mil.) grenade throwing;
& la main, (auto.) hand start.
lancer, v. a., (aero.) to launch (as, a bomb); (fenc.)
in bayonet exercise, to thrust out, reach out,
with the right arm; (pont.) to launch a bridge;
(auto.) to start;
une depeche, un telegramme, sur les cdbles, to
put a dispatch, etc., on the wire;
& la main, (auto.) to start by hand, to crank;
un moteur, to start a motor.
lanceur, m., thrower; (mil.) grenade-thrower,
grenadier (of a modern army).
landaulet, m., landaulet (carriage and motor car);
trois-quarts, (auto.) landaulet of which the
roof projects over the front seat (motor car).
laniere, f., razor strop.
lanterne, f., case, casing; lantern;
d'agrandissement, magnifying projector;
d'arriere. tail light of a motor car;
d'avant, headlight of a motor car;
electnque, flash light;
de projection, projecting lantern;
de reperage, (art.) registration lantern (night
firing);
d serrure, (mil. min.) miner's lantern;
de signalisation, (sig.) signalling lantern;
it tracer, (siege") tracing lantern;
de tranchee, (mil.) trench lantern; (may be
used also for signalling, and for marking out
directions).
lardoii, m., patching lace (punctured tire, etc.).
latrine, f., (mil.) latrine;
au "touth I'egout," water flushing latrine.
lava, f., (mil.') lava (Cossack formation, sotnia or
troop in one rank, with a small group in rear
as support).