Vent

Wind. Blast (of gun). Clearance (of piston). Vent moyen. Mean wind velocity at different layers of air.—Vent balistique. Resultant of wind factors calculated to give a single correction for the wind.—Vent debout. Head wind. Up-wind.—Vent arriére. Tail wind, rear wind, following wind, down-wind.—Vent longitudinal. Rear or head wind.—Vent latéral, vent de travers, vent soufflant de cété. Side-wind.—Vent contraire. Contrary wind, foul wind.—Vent des tenons.-—Windage of studded projectiles at the face of the stud.—Vent latéral. The same at the flank of the stud.—Correction due au vent. Correction, allowance for wind. Vents dominants (Vents régnants). Prevailing winds. —Sous le vent. Down wind, to leeward of —Tomber sous le vent. To fall away to leeward.—Cété (bord) sous le vent. Leeward side.—Au vent de. To windward of.— Cété (bord) du vent. Windward, weather side.—Vent de us vent dedans. Backing and filling. En plein vent. Exposed to all the winds.—De us de vent. Weather gauge.—Echelle des vents. Scale of wind numbers.— Vent fra is. Fresh gale (British No. 8)—Vent grand fra is. Stormy gale (British No. 9.).—Coup de vent. Whole gale (British No. 10). (Note.—The French numbers are one le in the above). [p.605]