flechette
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[edit] Etymology
French fléchette (“small arrow”), diminutive of flèche (“arrow”).
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[edit] Noun
flechette (plural flechettes)
- (historical) A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as shrapnel, fired from a shotgun, or scattered from an aircraft.
- (dated) 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
- 1907, Country-side: A Wildlife Magazine, v 5 (1907), p 26. British Empire Naturalist's Association.
