flechette

French - Turkish

Definition of flechette in French Turkish dictionary

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English - English

Definition of flechette in English English dictionary

The game of lawn darts

The Game of Flechette can be confidently recommended to amuse the seniors at a garden party.

A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as shrapnel, fired from a shotgun, or scattered from an aircraft

Etymology

[ flA-'shet, fle- ] (noun.) 1915. French fléchette (“small arrow”), diminutive of flèche (“arrow”).