A French-English Military Dictionary - Sturmpanzer.com

chardoii 73 charger
chardon, m., (mil) creeper, worn on shoe in an
assault (obs.).
charge, f., load, burden, freight; order, direction,
command, commission; office, place, employment;
charge (of a furnace); charge or
pressure corresponding to the difference of two
piezometric levels; (adm,) condition imposed
on bidders or contractors, (hence, in pi.) specifications;
(harn.) pack; (hipp.) horse-poultice;
(mil.) charge, onset, attack, signal for attack;
(art., sm. a.) charge (of powder, of explosive),
bursting charge (of a shell); loading, operation
of loading; (expL, min.) charge; (law) charge,
accusation.
I. Military; II. Technical and Miscellaneous.
I. Military:
amorce, (art., expl., torp.) priming-charge;
flash charge, dry gun-cotton priming of a torpedo;
d'amorqage, (art., etc.) priming charge; flash
charge;
arriere, & I'arriere, (art.) rear burster;
& arriere, (art.) with rear burster (of a shell);
avant, tt I'avant, (art.) front burster;
ft h I'avant, (art.) fitted with a front burster
(of a shell);
h la, ba'ionnette, bayonet charge;
en bataille, charge in line;
battre la to , beat the charge;
en blanc, blank charge;
de combat, (art.) service charge;
& cylindre, (art.) reduced charge, the powder
being confined in an interior cylinder;
d'eclatement, (art.) bursting charge;
en echelons, (cav.) charge in echelons;
entiere, (art.) full charge;
d'eprcuve, (art.* sm. a.) proof charge;
d'exercice, (art.) practice charge, reduced or
drill charge;
explosive, (art.) bursting charge;
faible, (art., sm. a.) reduced charge;
ftfond dc train, (cav. ) charge pushed home;
en fourrageurs, (cav.) charge in extended
order; charge as foragers;
de guerre, (art.) full charge, full service
en hate, charge in line;
interieure, (art.) bursting charge of a shell;
la , la en fourrageurs, signal or call for
the charge, etc.;
en ligne,
line;
en muraille, (cav.) charge in
normak de tir, (art.) usual service charge;
nouvelle, (mil. law) additional charge;
petite , (art.) reduced charge;
pleine, v. entiere;
prpcede des $ successives, (mil. min.) system
in which each explosion prepares a chamber
for a second charge;
quotient de la , (art.) ratio of weight of powder
to weight of projectile;
reduite, v. petite:
de salut, (art.) saluting charge;
de service, (art.) service charge;
sonner la ,to sound the charge;
en deux temps, (r. f. art.) system of loading
in which cartridge and projectile are separate;
en un temps, (r.f. art.) system in which cartridge
and projectile form one piece;
en temps el mouvements, (art., etc.) loading
by detail, by the numbers;
de tir, (art.) gun charge as distinguished
from the bursting charge;
- usuelle, (Fr. art.) reduced charge for curved
fire;
& volonte, (sm. a.) loading at will.
II. Technical and miscellaneous:
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, (law) for the prosecution;
& et & decharge, (law) for and against the
prisoner;
charge d'aplatissement, the load that will just
flatten out a set of (Belleville, etc.) springs;
brute, gross weight;
cahier des s, specifications for contractors,
bidders, etc.;
cheminee de to , (met.) throat of a blast furnace;
conlrc , counterpoise;
coussinet de , (harn.) breast harness pad;
en cueillette, a general cargo (ship's);
d'epreuve, test-load;
d'etoupe, thread of oakum;
lire en to be , loading (ship);
en grenier, bulk cargo (ship's);
- en hauteur, edge pressure or load;
ligne de , (nav.) load water line;
mobile, live load, rolling load;
pitce a , (law) any object that has been used
in the commission of a crime, or that may
serve to bring out the truth;
entre deux points, difference of piezometric
level of two points;
sans rompre without , breaking bulk;
de rupture, breaking load;
de securite, safe load;
de surcte, safe load;
taux de , load per unit of section or of area;
temoin & , witness for the prosecution;
de traction, load behind teams.
charge, a., (art., sm. a., etc.) loaded, filled (of a
shell); (mach.,etc.) stressed, loaded;
stress on end (as a con-
debout, receiving
necting-rod, etc.);
d'encolure, de ganache, de tete,
(hipp.) heavy-headed.
charge, m., d'affaires, charge" d'affaires.
chargement, m., loading (of a wagon, etc.);
(adm.) record of registry of a "
letter, etc.; (art.,
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sm. a.) loading (operation of) of a gun, etc.:
(art.) filling (of a shell); (sm. a.) filling (of
a magazine); all the operations of assembling
the parts of a complete cartridge; (mm.) charging
(of a mine);
atelier de , (art.) filling-room;
& central, (art.) central-loading (said of
turrets when ammunition is brought up in
center);
coup par coup, (sm. a.) single-loading (said
of magazine rifle when magazine is not
used);
cylindre de , (art.) loading-tube;
densite de , (art.) density of loading;
Elements de , (art.) elements of loading;
h espace d'air, (art.) air-spaced loading;
planchette de , (art.) loading-tray;
position de , (art.) loading position;
en deux, trois, etc., temps, (art.) loading in
two, three, etc., motions;
voie de et de dechargement, (r. r.) side-track,
siding.
chargeoir, m., (art.) loading-ladle (obs.).
charger, v. a., to load (in general); (art., sm.
a.) to load a gun, a rifle, etc.; to fill a shell;
to prepare, fill, primers, fireworks, etc.;
(art.) to mount a gun upon its carriage;
(mm.) to load a mine; (met., etc.) to charge,
feed, a furnace; (mach.) to load (an engine);
(adm.) to register a letter; (mil.) to charge,
attack, the enemy; (sm. a.) to fill (magazine);
& en , , (art.) to fill a shell with
(e. g., melinite);
un accumulatcur, (elec.) to charge an accumulator;
d'air comprime, (mach., etc.) to fill with
compressed air;
une capsule, (expl., sm. a., etc.) to fill a
primSr;
en echelons, (mil.) to charge in echelons;
& espace d'air, (art.) to load with air spacing;
hfond, & fond de train, (cav.) to charge
home;
en fourrageurs, (cav.) to charge in extended
order;
une fusee, (artif.) to load, fill, a fuse,
rocket;
en guerre, (art.) to fill a shell with its (service)
bursting charge;