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Tesla 575 tir
Tesla, proper name;
primaire (secondaire), (wireless) primary (secondary)
of a high-frequency transformer.
tetarcl, m., (mil. slang) stubborn horse.
tte, f., head;
& chape, (mach.) crosshead and strap;
fi chape de lafourche, (mack, gun) bipod head;
& crochet, hook end (e. g., of a rod, or tie);
de cylindre (mach.) cylinder head (especially
when the head is cast in one piece with the
cylinders, culasse, q. v., being used for a built-
faire & queue, (of a horse) to turn suddenly;
(aero.) to turn head to tail (unintentional).
de tigne, (mil., r. r.) railhead;
h ceil, eye-end (e. g., of a rod or tie);
simple, (mach.) crosshead.
tttine, f., (tech.) nipple.
teuf-teuf, m., (Jam.) motorcycle.
thermique, a., thermal; m., (dec.) hot-wire ammeter.
thermomfctre-fronde, m., (inst.) whirled thermometer.
thermo-siphon, m., (mach.) thermo-siphon.
theorie, f., (Fr. a.) the "book."
ticket garde-place, m., (Fr. r. r.) (a ticket reserving
a seat in advance on long-distance trains,
first and second class) seat reservation.
tige, f., rod;
d'amortissement de rentree, (art.) throttling
rod;
de direction, (auto.) steering rod, steering
gear rod;
poussoir, tappet rod;
de renvoi, (mach.) communicating rod, transmission
rod;
de soupape, (mach.) valve stem;
support, (trench art.) supporting arm (V.
D. mortar).
timbre, m., stamp;
en caoutchouc, rubber stamp.
timon, m., pole;
de remorque, (trench art.) traction pole
(various vehicles).
tixnonerie, f., (auto.) (generic term for all the bars,
rods, etc., used in controlling the brake gear)
brake gear controls.
tique, f., tick (parasite).
tiquet, m., tick (parasite).
tir, m., (art., sm. a.) fire;
ajuste, aimed fire;
allonger le , (art.) to increase the range;
d' amelioration, (art.) shot, round, practice,
to correct previous practice; application practice;
d'aneantissement, (art.) annihilation fire
(against personnel);
d'arrosage, (art.) sprinkling fire (to cover an
area by lines of successive parallel bursts);
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d'assouplissement, (t. p.) preliminary practice;
sur ballon, (art., sm. a.) fire, practice, at a
balloon;
de barrage, (art., grenades), curtain fire; barrage;
de barrage defensif, (art.) (curtain fire against
an attack) defensive barrage;
de barrage offcnsif, (art) (curtain fire preceding
an attack on the enemy) offensive barrage;
bas, (art.) short practice, short;
bloque, (mach. gun) fire, piece locked in direction;
& la bouteille, (Fr. a.) (fire employing compressed
air in tubes, trench artillery), pneumatic
fire;
cadence du , v. s. v. cadence;
chambre de , (mil.) instruction pit (grenade
instruction);
en chambre, (arl.) simulated target practice;
(sm. a.) gallery practice, subcaliber practice;
de concentration, (art.) the fire of several batteries
on the same target or targets;
tir de contre-preparation, (art.) hostile fire to
prevent, annoy, derange, preparation for an
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-de contrdlc, (art.) sighting round, ranging
shot or practice;
contrdle, (art.) in zone fire, practice, after the
range has been got, checked by aerial observation;
debloque, (mach. gun) fire, piece unlocked in
direction;
de defense, (art.) defensive fire (to prevent
hostile infantry from penetrating first line
trenches);
& defilement, (art.) fire from a defiladed position;
& demolir, (art.) demolition fire;
de destruction, (art.) fire against enemy
works, against his approaches;
par deux, (art.) two rounds, (and of other
numbers);
ft distance reduite, (t. p.) gallery practice;
d'cfficacite, (art.) fire for effect, real fire;
encadrant, d'encadrement, (art.) bracketing
fire;
d'ennui, (mil.) annoying fire, (i. e., whose
object is merely to disturb);
enrayage de , (art., mach. gun) jamming;
en eventail, (mach. gun) sweeping fire;
* eventuels, (art.) (generic term for kinds of
fire not susceptible of rigorous classification with
respect to tactical purposes) casual fire, occasional
fire;
avccfauchage (mach. gun) sweeping fire;
fauchanl, (art.) sweeping fire;
fauchard, (art.) sweeping fire;
de fonctionnement, (mach. gun) gun-testing
practice;
fouillant, (art.) searching fire;
de groupemenl, (t. p.) (practice the object of
which is to produce a small pattern) holding
practice, grouping practice;
de harcelemcnt, (art.) annoying, harassing,
fire (e. g., on the trenches used by reliefs, supplies,
is a tir eventuel, q. v.);
sur hausse unique, (art.) (in a tir d'efficacite)
a gust of two or four rounds per piece (all using
the same elevation);
haut, (art.) over practice; over;
& hauteur, (arl.) adjusted fire (the range has
been got);
d' instruction, (mach. gun) instruction prac-
tice;
d' interdiction, (art.) fire to prevent the enemy
reaching a given point (e. g., a battery
destroyed in order to repair it; hence) isolating
fire, preventive fire;
mecanisme du -, (art.) fundamentals of firing,
of target practice; procedure, method, of fire;
dans la melee, (t. p.) (practice of firing in a
mellay); snap shooting;
en mitrailleuse, (mil.) machine gun fire (from
a fusil-milraillcur) ;
& obus explosif, (art.) high explosive fire;
pardessus les troupes, (art.) fire over the heads
of one's own troops;
- de perturbation, (art.) disturbing fire, (any
fire to annoy the enemy, e. g., night firing);
par piece, (art.) fire by
h pointage direct (indirect), (art.) direct (indirect)
fire;
b, la pompe, (Fr. a.) (fire using a bicycle pump
to compress air, trench artillery); compressed
air fire;
position de , (art.) firing position (battery or
gun);
precis, (art.) accurate fire, (closest possible
ranging on fixed targets, and accurate plotting
reperage of the terrain for mobile objectives);
de precision, (art.) accurate fire (to destroy
the hostile artillery); demolition fire; (t. p.)
practice to develop accuracy ;
preparation du , (art.) preparation of fire (e. g. f
orientation, measure of angle of site, corrector,
and range);
progressif, (art.) (fire searching the ground
in depth); progressive fire;