Front

Front. Front, frontage (of units and formations). Forehead. Front (of fortification). Impudence. Au front, sur le front. At the front, on the front. (Many English senses of “‘front”’ as given by Avant (q.v.).— De front. In front. Frontal (attack). Frontally. Abreast (of ships). Front cuira é. Schumann armoured battery (e.g., Sereth Line type).—Front de terre (de mer). Land front (sea front) of coast fortre .—Front de band iére. Marked alignment. Saluting base. Flagged front of a camp or bivouac.—Front de taille.—Working face, working head (of mine gallery).— Front oblique. Strategical or tactical front oblique to that of the enemy.—Fronts renversés. Reversed fronts; each opponent acro the line of communications of the other.— Front de téte (de gorge). Front side (gorge side) of a fort. [p.267]