flèche
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Old (and modern) French flèche.
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /flɛʃ/, /fleɪʃ/
[edit] Noun
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flèche (plural flèches)
- (obsolete) An arrow.
- (architecture) A thin wooden spire.
- (backgammon) Any of the twenty-four points on a backgammon board.
- (fencing) A fast surprise attack in which the attacker's back leg crosses in front of the front leg.
[edit] Related terms
[edit] French
[edit] Etymology
From Frankish *fliukka.
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
flèche f. (plural flèches)
[edit] See also
- arc m.

