A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

non-remise 556 offleier
non-remise, f., nondelivery (of a telegram, etc.).
iion-retour, m., (art., mack, gun) failure of gun to
return after fire.
non-valeur, f., (mil.) officer taken up on the rolls
of a unit, but not serving with it.
notfi, a., noted;
mal , of bad repute.
nourrice, f., nurse; (mack.) small gravity tank.
noyau, m., nucleus; (elec.) core of an induction coil;
core (of an electro magnet);
de resistance, (mil.) focus, nucleus, of resistance.
noyer, v. t., to flood.
objectif, m., (mil.) objective;
fugitif, (art.) temporary target (visible but a
short time, e. g., column of troops).
observateur, m.,(mil., aero.) observer;
aerien, air observer;
lateral, (art.) (observer on the side of the line
of fire), lateral observer;
lenestre, land observer (as distinguished
from aerial).
observation, f., observation; (mil.) observation;
(art.) observation of fire, of the fall of shots;
aerienne, (aero.) aerial observation (by airplanes,
balloons, etc.);
bi-laterale, (art.) (observation of points of fall
from two stations on sides); bi-lateral observation;
laterale, (art.) (observation of points of fall
from one side only) single observation, lateral
observation;
terrestre, (mil.) land observation (as distinguished
from aerial).
observatoire, m., observatory; (mil.) observing
st;
d'artillerie, (art.) artillery observing point;
carnetdel' , (mil.) record book of observations,
kept in each observation point;
de commandement, (mil) commanding officer's
observing point;
de reglage, (art.) fire adjustment observation
station;
de reglage et de tir, (art.) fire control observation
post;
derenseignements, (mil.) observation station
(for the detection of objectives, and particularly
of hostile batteries in action) ; (art . ) long-distance
observation post;
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terrestre, (mil.) (observation station on surface
of ground as distinguished from aerial
observation), surface station, ground station.
obstacle, m., obstacle; (man.) jump;
amenage, (mil.) artificial obstacle;
double (triple) (man.) double (triple) obstacle
(jump);
naturel, (mil.) any natural obstacle.
obturateur, m., obturator, shutter;
de phare, (auto.) light shutter.
obturer, v. t., to plug, stop up.
obus, m., (auto.) valve plug (of a pneumatic tire);
(art.) shell;
[The following are artillery terms', except
where otherwise indicated.]
acier monoblac, (art.) solid forged shell ;
h amor$age de culot, base fuse shell;
charge en explosif, high explosive shell;
eclairant, & eclair er, (artif.) light shell,
star shell;
explosif, high explosive shell;
afausse ogive (art.) screw nose shell;
fusant, time shell;
& fusee instantanee, shell equipped with an
instantaneous fuse;
& fusil, (mil.) rifle bomb:
& gaz, (mil.) (asphyxiating) gas shell;
lacrymogene, tear shell (tear-producing):
ogive, (art.) nosed shell.
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nu, a., naked; (elec.) uninsulated,
image, m., cloud;
d'eclatement, (art) smoke of burst.
nul, a., null, void;
de droit, null ipsofacto (from the inherent conditions).
numero, m., number;
avoir le n de sa promotion, to be graduated nth
in one's class;
matricide, (in gen.) serial number.
sortir avec le n sur m, to be graduated nth
out of m.
nume'roteur, m., numbering-machine, -press, or
-stamp.
obus avec retard, slow shell (shell fused to delay
burst on strike, attack of deep shelters, of
buried targets);
sans retard, quick shell (shell fused to burst
on strike, attack of blindages);
de semi-rupture, (art.) semi-armor-piercing
shell;
special, generic term for shell of special purpose,
e. g., asphyxiating, tear-producing;
suivre ses , (mil.) of an infantry attack, to
follow the shell of its own artillery fire (tir de
barrage, cf. marcher dans lefeu)',
universe.!., universal shell (one type only, for
all purposes).
obusier, m., (art.) howitzer;
pneumatique, (Fr. a.) pneumatic howitzer
(trench artillery).
olmsite, f., (mil.) (nervous disease caused by
proximity to explosion of large caliber H. E.
shell, without being hit); shell shock.
oculaire, m., (inst.) eyepiece, ocular;
ft fils, cross-hair eyepiece;
de lecture, reading eyepiece (range finder);
de tisee, sighting eyepiece (range finder).
ceil, m. ,eye;
> d 'immobilisation, chain stop.
oeillere, f., face piece (range finder).
ceilleton, m., eyepiece; pinhole.
officemar, m., (mil. slang) officer.
offlciael, a., official;
priorite, on a telegram, means that it has
precedence over all others, except extreme urgence
(v. telegramme and service).
offlcier, m., (mil.) officer;
aerostier, (aero.) balloon
duty in a balloon section.
officer, officer on
ancien, officer of length of service;
d'antenne, (Fr. a.) (at each wireless receiving
station, officer who transmits airplane communications)
wireless transmitting officer;
de batterie, (art.) combatant officer;
s de compagnie, (mil.) company officers;
de complement, (mil.) supplementary or
auxiliary officer (as distinguished from an
officer of the active army);
debrouillard, resourceful, knowing officer;
examinateur, officer member of an examining
board;
legionnaire, officer belonging to the
of Honor;
Legion
de liaison, connecting officer (e. g., officer
knowing both French and English, and acting
as intermediary between the two headquarters);
liaison officer;
de manoeuvre, (aero.) operations officer (of a
oricnteur,~(ari.) (officer whose duty it is to
orient the fire of his battery) objective officer,
orienting officer (establishes the communications
of a battery by telephone, observatories,
etc.);
de piquet, (mil.) officer on duty;
de quart, (mil.) watch officer in a trench;
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radiotelegraphtste, (mil.) wireless officer-