Gerbe

Sheaf(ofcorn). Cone of fire; sheaf of trajectories. Sheaf of wires tied by their middle (entanglement). Shower (of sparks) Column (of water, from fall of shell at sea). Gerbe efficace. Cone of effective shrapnel bullets.— Pro fond eur de gerbe efficace. Depth of forward effect of shrapnel.—Gerbe d’éclatement. Cloud formed by burst of percu ion shell.—Gerbe pleine (Gerbe fournie). Dense narrow cone of shrapnel bullets or shell fragments.—Gerbe ouverte (creuse). Wide, open cone of shrapnel bullets or fragzments.— Gerbe rasante. Long, almost horizontal, cone of bullet (typical field gun shrapnel cone). Gerbefichante. Downward rain of fragments or bullets due to a very wide angle of opening of a shell. Gerce (Gergure). Crack, chip (of skin). Clothes moth. [p.280]