fletch

F4L1E1T1C3H4
UK/flɛt͡ʃ/

noun

The vane toward the back of an arrow, used to stabilise the arrow during flight.

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featherflight
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Meanings

fletch1

nounfletch (plural fletches)

plural fletches

  1. archeryThe vane toward the back of an arrow, used to stabilise the arrow during flight.

    Synonyms: feather, flight

  2. biologyA large boneless fillet of halibut, swordfish or tuna.
verbfletch (third-person singular simple present fletches, present participle fletching, simple past and past participle fletched)

present singular third person fletches · participle present fletching · participle past fletched · past fletched

  1. transitiveTo feather, as an arrow.

Fletch2

proper noun
  1. A nickname of the surname Fletcher.
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Fletcher.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe vane toward the back of an arrow, used to stabilise the arrow during flight.

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featherflight

Origin

fletch · noun, verb

A modification of fledge (“to acquire feathers”) due to the influence of fletcher (“arrow-maker”). Compare flèche.

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Fletch · proper noun

Shortening.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with fletch

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APA

fletch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fletch

MLA

“fletch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fletch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fletch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fletch.

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