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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

sponson

French translation:

casemate

Added to glossary by Stéphanie Soudais
Dec 5, 2006 22:21
17 yrs ago
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English term

sponson

English to French Tech/Engineering Military / Defense WWI/Mark IV Tank
c'est la partie d'un char faisant saillie sur un côté et sur laquelle se fixe un canon. J'ai trouvé "ailette" mais il semble que ce soit plutôt réservé aux bateaux ...
Proposed translations (French)
4 casemate
2 affût

Discussion

Stéphanie Soudais (asker) Dec 5, 2006:
sur cette photo, on voit bien au centre, le bout du canon qui sort du "sponson"

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:British_Mark_IV_Tadpole_t...

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casemate

Hachette-Oxford donne aussi "encorbeillement" mais pour la marine.
Reference:

http://www.association14-18.org/documents/char/flesquieres/char.htm

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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Merci, Pierre"
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pièce en porte à faux soitenant le canon
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