flechette

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flechette

/fleɪˈʃɛt/

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

noun flechettes · fléchette

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

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noun small sharp antipersonnel projectile

Italiano	freccetta

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@misc{flechette_2026,
  title = {flechette},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flechette},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}