Cuirasse

French-English Dictionary of Military Terms · 1918 · p. 3

Armour. Cuira . Motor-car frame in one piece.— Cuira e de ceinture. Belt armour.—Cuira e verticale. Vertical armour.—Avant-cuira e. Armoured glacis of cupola. —Défaut de la cuira e. Joint in the armour, vulnerable point. [p.162]