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Word: Flechette
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late 19th century (in reference to an outdoor game played with darts; used in the First World War to denote a pointed steel projectile resembling a dart, dropped from an aircraft): from French fléchette, diminutive of flèche ‘arrow’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
fleɪˈʃɛt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
flɛˈʃɛt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a type of ammunition resembling a needle, used in bombs, shells, and guns
Short Definition:type of ammunition resembling small dart
Examples:- doctors say they have pulled flechettes from dead and wounded fighters
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