A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

ebroussement 567 rggulateur
rebroussement, m., turning back; (in roads) Y.
rebut, m., rejection; (mach. gun) breech gauge;
tomber en , (of a letter) to go to the dead-letter
office.
recalage, m., (mach., etc.) reseating, wedging, keying
anow.
recaler, v. t., (mach.) to reseat, key, wedge anew;
un candidat, (fam.) to reject a candidate, to
"flnd"(U.S.M.A.).
rCcepteur, a., m., (elec.) receiving; receiver;
telephonique, (wireless, etc.) telephone receiver.
reception, f., reception, "at home"; (wireless) receiving,
receiving set;
d'adieux, (mil.) farewell reception;
directc, (wireless) direct connected, direct
coupled, receiving; direct-connected receiving
set;
indirecte (par derivation) (wireless) shuntcoupled
receiving; shunt-coupled receiving sot;
indirecte, (par induction) (wireless), inductively
connected, coupled, receiving; inductively
connected receiving set.
r6ceptrice, f., (elec.) driven dynamo, motor.
receveur, m., (adm.) receiver, collector;
des Domaines, (Fr. adm.) receiver of public
moneys.
recevoir, v. t., to receive (company), to be at home.
rechapage, m., (auto.) reshoeing a tire.
rechaud, m., heater;
& gaz, gas heater.
rechauffeur, m., heater, feed heater.
recidiviste, m., (mil.) repeater, (as, a repeated deserter).
recoupement, m., (mil. mm.) intersection (in
sound detection).
rectifieateur, m., (elec.) rectifier.
rectificatif, m., correction sheet (as, mil., to regulations,
drill books, etc.).
rectification, f., (elec.) rectification.
rectifier, v. t., (elec.) to rectify.
recul, m., slip of the screw;
absolu, the linear slip, true slip;
sur I'affiit, (art.) carriage recoil;
relitif, ratio of linear slip to the theoretical
advance of the screw.
recuperateur, m., (art.) recuperator;
& air, air recuperator;
dressorts metaUiques, return springs.
redaction, f., preparation, composition;
convenue, (mil.) cipher agreed upon; adopted
cipher.
redan, m., (aero.) step (in under surface of a hydroairplane
float).
rediger, v. t., to draw up, prepare (as, mil., orders).
redoubler, v. t., to repeat a course of study (after a
failure to pass); to become a '
"turn-back,"
(U. S. M. A.)
redressement, m., (aero.) straightening up, recovery;
manoeuvre du au pied, (aero.) reversal of the
rudder (banking).
redresser, v. fc., to lino up (as an engine); (aero.) to
straighten up.
redresseur, m., (eke.) rectifier.
reducteur, m., (elec.) reducer;
& plots, contact reducer;
de sensibilite, (cxpl.) desensitizer.
referrer, v. a., to re-shoo a horse.
refouloir, m., (art.) rammer;
a chalne semi-rigide, (art.) chain rammer.
refroidl, a., cooled;
a /'our, air-cooled;
& I'eau, water-cooled.
refroidissement, m., cooling;
d'air, air-cooling;
d'eau, water-cooling.
refroidlsseur, m., (mach.) cooling apparatus, device,
a synonym of radiatcur, q. v.;
cloisonne, (mach.) sectional cooler.
refuge, m., refuge;
de Meases, (mil. med.) first aid station (immediately
behind the troops; sometimes inaccurately
called poste de secours).
refus, m., (man.) refusal (of a jump; horse).
refuser, v. t., (man.) to refuse (a jump; horse),
regagner, v. a., to return to (a place); to rejoin.
regard, m., manhole, inspection hole; (mach.) a
synonym of comptc-gouttcs, q. v.;
d'egout, manhole (in a street).
regime, m., rule, system; normal performance;
du tir, (urt.) management, regulation of fire,
(e. g.,ina&arro0e);
zone du regulier, (aero.) stream-line flow.
rtgiment, m., regiment;
attele, (art.) regiment serving horsed piecesde
France, (Fr. a.) home regiment (as distinguished
from colonial or African)to
tracteurs, (art.) regiment of tractor artillery;
squelette, skeleton regiment.
registre, m., damper;
de batterie, (art.) battery firing record.
de prise de vapeur, (steam) intake.
reliable, a., adjustable.
rfiglage, m., adjustment; (mach., aero., etc ) alignment;
acrien, (art., aero.) ranging by aerial observation;
d'un appareil, (aero.) lining up;
coefficient de , (art.) I 6 the ratio of the ranging
to the topographic distance (of an auxiliary target,
before opening on the real target); 2 ratio
of the ranging distance, corrected for atmospheric
conditions, to the topographic distance;
range-correction factor;
distance de , (art.) observed range:
defrein, (mach.) brake adjustment (take up
of wear);
dcs hauteurs d'eclatement, (art.) adjustment,
determination of the height of burst;
horizontal, (art.) horizontal adjustment (range
finder);
de I'incidence, (aero.) wash in, wash out;
percutant en portee, (art.) ranging by percussion;
terrestre, (art.) ranging by terrestrial observation
(usual case, before advent of aeronautics);
vertical, vertical adjustment (range finder).
regie, f., rule;
ficaicuis, slide rule;
dc reperage, (trench art.) registration scale.
reglementer, v. t., (mil.) to make regulations for.
rCgler, v. t., (mach., aero., etc.) to align,
reglctte, f., small rule; scale;
but, (aero.) enemy speed bar;
de contre pente, (Fr. art. ) counterslope scale
(for fire on reverse slope);
de derive, (aero.) drift bar;
de direction, (art.) direction scale;
de hausse, (art.) elevation scale;
de mire, (trench art.) sighting alidade.
regloir, m., (art.) fuze setter;
mecanique des fusees, (art.) mechanical fuzo
setter.
rSgularite, f., (auto.) excellence in all respects,
regularity of performance.
rfigulateur, m., (mach.) governor; (auto.) speed
regulator;
d'air, air regulator (of automatic carbureters);
d' alimentation, feed control;
ft boules, ball governor (not necessarily
limited to steam);
centrifuge, centrifugal governor, regulator;
de pression, reducing valve;
de vitesse, speed regulator.