Chambre

Chamber. Room. Bedroom. Chamber (of revolver). Honeycomb-cavity (defect in casting). Mine chamber (considered as a cavity. When charged it becomes a “ Gourneau ”’). Chamber (of gun). The Chamber of Deputies. Stern sheets (of boat). Chambre 4 air. Air chamber. Inner tube of pneumatic tyre.—Chambre a gaz. Chamber for anti-gas tests and training—Chambre d’explosion. Combustion chamber.— Chambre de carburation. Spraying chamber (motor).— Chambre de compre ion. Compre ion chamber in air compre or. Cylinder space at the ’‘ compre ion” position of a petrol engine.—Chambre de vapeur. Steam chest.— Chambre de tir. Upper or fighting chamber of gun turret, gun house, or cupola, also of certain railway mountings under armour.—Chambre relai. Transferring floor of turret.— Chambre de mancuvre. [Floor from which gun house or cupola is worked.—Chambre de distribution. Ammunition compartment of turret—Chambre d’éclatement. Fragmentation chamber (of proving ground)—Chambre des régulateurs. Balance chamber (of torpedo).—Chambre de chauffe. Stoke hold.—Chambre des machines. Engine room.—Chambre des cartes. Chart-house, chart room.— Chambre de veille. Navigating house (of ship). Chambre noire (obscure). Camera obscura. Dark Room. Interior of camera——Chambre claire. Camera. lucid a. [p.103]