flèche
Architecture. a steeple or spire, especially one in the Gothic style, emerging from the ridge of a roof.
Fortification. a fieldwork consisting of two faces forming a salient angle with an open gorge.
Fencing. a method of attack with saber or épée in which the attacker leaves from the rear foot and advances rapidly toward the opponent.
Origin of flèche
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How to use flèche in a sentence
Half way up there seemed to be stretched a par-fleche (raw-hide), from which a dim light emanated.
Old Indian Days | [AKA Ohiyesa], Charles A. EastmanConceive that they have enabled me to seize La Fleche, the most dangerous, insidious and skilful of all Napoleon's agents.
The Snare | Rafael SabatiniHe had a priest with him, one La Fleche, whom he urged to the pious work.
Pioneers Of France In The New World | Francis Parkman, Jr.Just as they neared La Fleche, a squadron of the enemy's cavalry fell upon the rear of the column.
No Surrender! | G. A. HentyIt was a strongly-built square redoubt, the entrance being protected by a fleche.
Travels Through North America, v. 1-2 | Berhard Saxe-Weimar Eisenach
British Dictionary definitions for flèche
/ (fleɪʃ, flɛʃ) /
Also called: spirelet a slender spire, esp over the intersection of the nave and transept ridges of a church roof
a pointed part of a fortification directed towards the attackers
fencing a short running attack
Origin of flèche
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