"flechette" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /fleɪˈʃɛt/ Forms: flechettes [plural]
Etymology: From French fléchette (“small arrow”), diminutive of flèche (“arrow”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|fléchette||small arrow}} French fléchette (“small arrow”), {{m|fr|flèche||arrow}} flèche (“arrow”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} flechette (countable and uncountable, plural flechettes)
  1. A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as shrapnel, fired from a shotgun, or scattered from an aircraft. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Weapons Translations (small sharp antipersonnel projectile): nuoliammus (Finnish), freccetta [feminine] (Italian), fleşet (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-flechette-en-noun-UBUIFOTO Disambiguation of Weapons: 59 41 Disambiguation of 'small sharp antipersonnel projectile': 85 15
  2. (dated, uncountable) The game of lawn darts. Tags: dated, uncountable Categories (topical): Games
    Sense id: en-flechette-en-noun-4E2jcHin Disambiguation of Games: 28 72 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 40 60 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 28 72
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fléchette

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