noun, plural flé·chettes [fley-shets; French fley-shet] /fleɪˈʃɛts; French fleɪˈʃɛt/.- Military. a small, dartlike metal projectile used as shrapnel in antipersonnel bombs and shells.
- a bullet with a thin, hard metal spine, designed to tumble on impact and thus cause an incapacitating wound.
Origin of fléchette
From
French, dating back to
1910–15; see origin at
flèche,
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British Dictionary definitions for flechette- a steel dart or missile dropped from an aircraft, as in World War I
Word Origin for fléchette
from French; see flèche
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