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RAME, Fr. an oar. It is likewise called Aviron.

Balle RAMEE, Fr. Cross-bar shot.

RAMEAUX de la mine, Fr. Branches belonging to a mine. See GALLERY.

RAMPE au Pente extrêment douce qu’ont fait le long des talus des ramparts, Fr. a slope, or declivity which is extremely gradual along the talus of ramparts. These slopes contain two toises in breadth, and are cut upon the interior talus. They are made, according to circumstances and the exigencies of the place, sometimes within the angle of the rampart, opposite to the entrance into the bastion, when the latter is full; sometimes along the flanks, or at the flanked angle when the bastion is empty. Pieces of ordnance, ammunition, &c. are conveyed up these slopes to the embrazures of the ramparts.

RANCHER, Fr. a sort of ladder which is made of wooden pegs, and is used on various occasions.

RANÇON, Fr. Ransom. It was likewise the name of an old French weapon, consisting of a long stake with a sharp iron point at the end, and two blades or wings bent backwards, and extremely keen.

RANCONNER, Fr. to ransom.

RANDOM shot, in artillery, when the piece is elevated at an angle of 45 degrees upon a level plane. See RANGE.

RANG, Fr. Rank.

RANG d’un escadron ou d’un bataillon, Fr. Rank in a squadron of horse, or battalion of infantry. Any straight line which is formed by soldiers standing by the side of each other, is so called.

Doubler les RANGS, Fr. to form from rank entire, or to throw one rank into two, and thereby encrease the depth of any given number of men, by diminishing their front. Hence to double up, or diminish the front of any leading line.

RANG, Fr. the relative rank which is observed in military corps with regard to precedence, tour of duty, &c. In some instances rang et grade mean the same thing.

De RANG, Fr. abreast, side by side.

Paroitre sur les RANGS, Fr. to enter the list.

Etre sur les RANGS, to be numbered amongst any particular set of men.

Mettre au RANG, Fr., to class with, to associate.

Vaisseau du premier RANG, Fr. a first rate ship of war.

Vaisseau du second, ou troisième RANG, Fr. a second or third rate.

RANGER la côte, Fr. to sail along the coast.

Placer par RANG de taille, Fr. To size.

RANGE, in gunnery, the distance from the battery to the point where the shot or shell touches the ground.

Point blank RANGE, when the piece lies in a horizontal direction, and upon a level plane, without any elevation or depression, the shot is said to take a point blank range. See POINT BLANK.

RANGEE, Fr. a series of things placed upon the same line.

RANGE, EE, Fr. the participle of Ranger, drawn out or placed in regular order.

Bataille RANGEE, Fr. a pitched or set battle, in which two armies are drawn up opposite to one another.

RANGER, Fr. to place in a certain line or order.

RANGEZ vous, Fr. a term in general use among the French when any number of persons are ordered to clear the way, by drawing up on one side or the other of a street or road.

RANGING, in war, disposing the troops in proper order for an engagement, manœuvres, or march, &c.