Chapiteau d'artifice. Conical head of a rocket.
Chasse. Charge of grained powder for mortars, &c.
Chevelure de feu. A species of furniture for rockets, in the form of serpents.
Chelingues. A marine term. A kind of flat bottomed boat, used on the coast of Coromandel.
Corde à feu. Match rope. Slow match. A match to preserve a small quantity of fire.
Courantin. A messenger, runner, or flying dragon; a rocket, that flies along a rope or string. See [page 345.]
Courantin simple. A line-rocket. A rocket fixed on a cord, stretched horizontally on which a rocket moves.
Courantin double. Two line-rockets.
Courier pigeon. Carrier pigeon. See [page 490.]
Culot. Bottom; the thickest part of a shell, opposite to the eye; also called reinforcement. The round iron plate, fixed upon the sabot, or shoe, for cannister shot, or at the bottom of the cannister, to project the shot with more force:—The bottom, or block, which supports the piercer and mould for charging rockets, (see [plate, fig. 1]):—That part of a cannon cartridge, which remains in the piece after firing.