fletching

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noun

The process of attaching fins, such as halved feathers, to a projectile in order to stabilize its flight.

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Meanings

fletching1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of fletch
nounfletching (countable and uncountable, plural fletchings)

plural fletchings

  1. countableuncountableThe process of attaching fins, such as halved feathers, to a projectile in order to stabilize its flight.
  2. countableuncountableThe fins or feathers so attached.

    But the fletching on this arrow is not well aligned and so the hunter’s second shot strikes short.

    2022, Jim Crace, eden, Picador, page 198

Fletching2

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ4223).

Translations

Arabic قذة
  • قذة (quḏḏa)A set of fins attached to the tail of a projectile
Catalan empenatge
  • empenatgeA set of fins attached to the tail of a projectile
French empennage
  • empennageA set of fins attached to the tail of a projectile
Italian impennaggio
  • impennaggioA set of fins attached to the tail of a projectile
Spanish empenaje
  • empenajeA set of fins attached to the tail of a projectile

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with fletching

stretchingetchingsketchingkvetching
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APA

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

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Chicago

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

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