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
Car lesditz Sauvages prenans en main leurs arcs & fleches, vouloient emporter le corps.
The chief action of the battle of Borodino was fought within the seven thousand feet between Borodino and Bagration's fleches.
War and Peace | Leo Tolstoy
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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