flé|chette

flé|chette
flé|chette «flay SHEHT», noun.
a steel dart thrown from an airplane during World War I as a weapon against troops.
[< French fléchette (diminutive) < flèche arrow: see etym. under flèche (Cf.flèche)]

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  • flé — flé·chette; souf·flé; tre·flé; …   English syllables

  • chette — bro·chette; clo·chette; flé·chette; four·chette; plan·chette; po·chette; va·chette; cou·chette; ba·rou·chette; ma·chette; …   English syllables

  • fléchette — flé·chette …   English syllables

  • fléchette — flé•chette [[t]fleɪˈʃɛt[/t]] n. mil a small dartlike metal projectile used as shrapnel in antipersonnel bombs and shells • Etymology: 1910–15; < F …   From formal English to slang

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