The story
- French · derived fromfléchette“small arrow”
- English todayflechette
From French fléchette (“small arrow”), diminutive of flèche (“arrow”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
flechette
Today it means: A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as shrapnel, fired from a shotgun, or scattered from an aircraft. Full definition →
French fléchette