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flechette en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /fleɪˈʃɛt/

Etymology

From French fléchette (“small arrow”), diminutive of flèche (“arrow”).

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as shrapnel, fired from a shotgun, or scattered from an aircraft.
  2. (dated, uncountable) The game of lawn darts.
    • 1907, Country-side: A Wildlife Magazine, v. 5 (1907), p. 26. British Empire Naturalist's Association. The Game of Flechette can be confidently recommended to amuse the seniors at a garden party

Forms

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fléchette alternative lexicographic
flechettes Number=Plur lexicographic

Translations (3)

it freccetta (small sharp antipersonnel projectile) · fi nuoliammus (small sharp antipersonnel projectile) · tr fleşet (small sharp antipersonnel projectile)