A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

erne 42 billet
berne, f., pavitton en , (nav.) at half-staff
signal of distress or of mourning.
berry, m., (slang, Polytechnic) tunic.
bersaglier, m., (mil.) bersagliere, "Italian light
infantry soldier.
besace, f., wallet, small bag, sack.
besaigue*, f., double-ended carpenter's tool, one
end being a mortising and the other a common
chisel; twibill.
besides, f. pi., spectacles.
besogne, f., task;
belle , fine piece of work.
bGtail, m., cattle;
gros , horse, mule, ass, ox;
menu , petit , sheep, goat, hog, etc.;
sur pied, cattle on the hoof.
n. tetes de , n. head of cattle.
b6te, f., beast, animal; old hack, good-for nothing
horse;
epaulee, (hipp.) shoulder-shot horse;
de somme, beast of burden, pack animal.
bton, m., beton, concrete;
agglomere, beton agglome're';
de ciment, beton made of cement;
gras, beton rich in cement;
maigre, beton poor in cement;
au quart, mixture of 1 volume of cement
to 4 volumes of siliceous pebbles;
au septieme (huitieme), mixture of 1 volume
of cement to 7 (8) of pebbles.
b6totmage, m., concrete work, concrete foundation;
concrete (generic term for).
Mtonner, v. a., to concrete, to cover with concrete
or breton. . .,
bCtonniere, f., concrete mixer.
bveau, m., bevel-rule, miter-rule; bevel;
en , beveled.
biais, m., slope, inclination, bevel; a., skew,
oblique;
de , en , obliquely, sloping, aslant, beveled.
biaisement, m., bevel, slope, slant.
biaiser, v. a., to bevel, slope, slant.
bibliotheque, f., library;
de garnison, (mil.) post library;
de regiment, regimentaire, (mil.) regimental
library;
de troupe, (mil.) soldiers' library.
biche, f., doe;
pied-de- , claw-lever: crowbar; prypole of a
gin; (cord.) double splice.
bichonner, v. a., coco, (mil. slang) to groom
one's horse.
bickford, m., (artif.) Bickford fuse (frequently so
called).
biconcave, a., biconcave, double concave.
biconique, a., biconic;
frettage , (art.) biconic hooping.
biconvexe, a., biconvex, double convex.
bicoq, m., prypole of a gin.
bicoque, f., small town of no importance; (fort.)
poorly fortified place or post.
bicoriie, m., (unif.) cocked hat.
bicycle, m., bicycle (esp. though not necessarily,
the ordinary);
grand , the (old-fashioned) ordinary.
bicyclette, f., safety bicycle;
accouplee, duplex bicycle;
de course, racing machine;
de dames, woman's bicycle;
de demi-route, semiroadster;
pliante, folding bicycle;
de route, roadster, road machine;
suspendue, spring bicycle;
tandem tandem (bicycle).
bicycliste, m., bicyclist (mil. and gen.).
bidet, m., (ftipp.).pony, nag; courier's pony.
bidon, m., can; (mil.) water-bottle, canteen;
mess-tin; (sm. a.) skelp. bar of steel, from which
a blade or barrel is made;
grand , (mil.) camping vessel (5.5 liters);
& Jtuile. oil-can;
petit , (mil.) soldier's canteen proper;
petit de cavalerie, (Fr. cav.) trooper's canteen.
bief, m., mill-race, race; (mach.) water conduit of a
hydraulic motor;
d'amont, head-race;
d'aval, tail-race;
de canal, roach of a canal;
bief de portage, summit level pond.
bielle, f., (mach., steam, etc.) connecting-rod; strut
(in a truss); any arm, link, or rod, in a mechanism,
particularly when the action is that
of a crank; (art.) arm, rocking-arm, lever, of
a disappearing carriage; (sm. a.) link (of the
Borchardt pistol);
d'accouplement, coupling rod;
bride de la , connecting-rod strap;
de connexion, connecting-rod;
corps de .connecting-rod proper;
corps de a nervures eth ailettes, channeled and
ribbed connecting-rod;
directe, direct-acting connecting-rod;
directrice, driving-rod;
grande main , connecting-rod;
motrice, (r. r.) driving-rod;
de parallelogramme, (steam) parallel-rod, motion
rod ;
pendante du grand piston, (steam) siderod;
de la pompeb, air, pump side-rod';
de pointage, (art.) elevation-arm;
renversee, en retour, back-action connecting-rod;
fete de , connecting-rod end or head; (v. s. v.
tete);
du tiroir, valve-rod;
de traction, . (art.) pole of the cabestan de
carrier, q. v.
bien, m., good;
du service, (mil.) good of the service.
bien-fonds, m... real estate, landed property.
bienvenue, f., (mil.), (lit., welcome) sort of scot
or tax paid by recruit to men of his squad
room on first joining.
bifere, f., beer; (funeral) bier.
biez, m., v. bief.
bifurcation, f., branching, fork (of a road); (r. r.)
branching.
bifurquer, v. r., to fork, branch (of roads, r. r.).
bigornage, m., (met.) working or forming on a
bigorne, on a swinging mandrel (latter esp. of
gun construction).
bfgorne, f . , beaked anvil;
& , beaked.
bigorner, v. a., (met.) to work, to shape, on a
bigorne, on a swinging mandrel.
bigue, f . , derrick; sheers;
grandes s, hoisting sheers;
de harnais, awning-framing of a hospital
boat;
& osillation, oscillating sheers;
ponton , floating sheers.
billarder, v. n., (hipp.) to dish, to paddle.
bille, f., log of wood, for further sawing; (r. r.)
sleeper, cross-tie; (mach.) ball-bearing;
s de roulement, call, spherical bearings.
btllebaude, f., confusion, disorder;
feu h la , (mil.) independent firing, fire at
will(obs.).
billet, m., ticket, railway ticket; note; (mil.)
billet:
d'aller et retour, (r. r.) round-trip ticket,
return ticket;
d'appel, (mil.) roll-call list, showing absentees
and passmen;
d'arrets, (mil.) sealed note received by an
officer in arrest, informing him of the reasons
for his arrest and of its duration;
de banque, bank note;
collectif, (Fr. adm.) general ticket issued
by station master for bons de chemin de fer,
q. v., and retained by c. o. of detachment
under way;
direct, (r. r.) through ticket;
d'honneur, challenge (rare);
d'hdpital, (mil.) ticket turned over by
officer or soldier on presenting himself at a
hospital;
de logement, (mil.) billeting ticket or order,
billet;
h ordre, check; bill, promissory note;
de salle, (mil.) order for admission to hos-
pital;
de sante, bill of health;
-. de service, (mil.) detail (as for guard); cocked
hat;
simple, (r. r.) single ticket;