flèche
/flɛʃ/
flèche noun: an arrow.
Noun
flèche (plural flèches)
- An arrow.
- Any of the twenty-four points on a backgammon board.
- A spire or steeple, especially of Gothic style; an object emerging from the ridge of a roof.
- An earthwork consisting of two berms forming an angle with an open gorge.
- A 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.
Verb
flèche (third-person singular simple present flèches, present participle flèching, simple past and past participle flèched)
- To attack using the flèche method.
Forms of flèche
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | flèches |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | flèches |
| present participle | flèching |
| past participle | flèched |
| past | flèched |
Origin of flèche
Borrowed from French flèche. Compare fletch.
Phrases with flèche
Words that rhyme with flèche
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Questions about flèche
- What does flèche mean?
- Flèche means an arrow.
- What part of speech is flèche?
- Flèche can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce flèche?
- Flèche is pronounced /flɛʃ/.
- What is the plural of flèche?
- The plural of flèche is flèches.
Words near flèche in the dictionary
Source and license
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