Couple

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

Couple. Battery cell (electr.). Couple, torque (mechanics). Frame. Unit of ship’s framework, frame.—Maitre-couple. Midship frame.—A couple. Alongside (ship).—Couple de cavalerie. A disposition of explosive charges inside and outside a rail to be cut.—Couple-moteur. Torque. [p.154]