fléchette

noun flé·chette \flā-ˈshet, fle-\

Definition of FLÉCHETTE

: a small dart-shaped projectile that is clustered in an explosive warhead, dropped as a missile from an airplane, or fired from a handheld gun

French, from diminutive of flèche arrow

First Known Use: 1915

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