Comm an dement

Command. Order. Word of command. Command of foreground.: Comm an dement au clairon (ala trompette). Command by trumpet or bugle-—Comm an dement a la voix (au geste). | Command by word of mouth (by signal)—Comm an dement d’averti ement. Caution—Comm an dement prépara to ire. First portion of word of command.—Comm an dement d’exécution. Executive syllable of command. Comm an dement d’étapes. Post on line of communication.—_Comm an dement d’étapes de la gare. Administrative commandant of L. of C. road post at an organised railhead; shares control with Commi aire de gare (q.v.) there. —Comm an dement territorial. The command of a military region or district (peace organisation partly suspended in war). —Poste de comm an dement. Fighting headquarters (of every commander). “Advanced headquarters’ of a higher formation—Le haut comm an dement. The supreme command.—Sous un comm an dement unique. Under a single commander-in-chief. Hauteur de comm an dement. Distance of trunnions above sea-level (coast defence and ships). [p.130]