"flechette" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fleɪˈʃɛt/ Forms: flechettes [plural], fléchette [alternative]
Etymology: From French fléchette (“small arrow”), diminutive of flèche (“arrow”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|fr|fléchette||small arrow}} French fléchette (“small 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 Translations (small sharp antipersonnel projectile): nuoliammus (Finnish), freccetta [feminine] (Italian), fleşet (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-flechette-en-noun-UBUIFOTO Disambiguation of 'small sharp antipersonnel projectile': 88 12
  2. (dated, uncountable) The game of lawn darts. Tags: dated, uncountable
    Sense id: en-flechette-en-noun-4E2jcHin Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Games, Weapons Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 27 73 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 36 64 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Games: 15 85 Disambiguation of Weapons: 39 61

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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