flèche

/flɛʃ//fleɪʃ/

noun

An arrow.

OriginFrench flèche →
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Meanings

nounflèche (plural flèches)

plural flèches

  1. obsoleteAn arrow.
  2. backgammonAny of the twenty-four points on a backgammon board.
  3. architectureA spire or steeple, especially of Gothic style; an object emerging from the ridge of a roof.
  4. fortificationAn earthwork consisting of two berms forming an angle with an open gorge.
  5. fencingA method of attack with a sword (foil or épée) in which the attacker's back leg crosses in front of the front leg in the offensive move.
verbflèche (third-person singular simple present flèches, present participle flèching, simple past and past participle flèched)

present singular third person flèches · participle present flèching · participle past flèched · past flèched

  1. fencingTo attack using the flèche method.

Origin

  1. Frenchflèche
  2. Englishflèche

Borrowed from French flèche. Compare fletch.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with flèche

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APA

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MLA

“flèche.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fl%C3%A8che. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flèche,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fl%C3%A8che.

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