fleche

See also flèche, and Flèche

English

Alternative forms

• flèche

Noun

fleche (plural fleches)

1. (architecture) a spire or steeple, especially of Gothic style; an object emerging from the ridge of a roof.
2. (military, fortification) an earthwork consisting of two berms forming an angle with an open gorge.
3. (fencing) a method of attack with a sword (foil or épée) in which the attacker's back leg crosses in front of the front leg in the offensive move.