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fletching

fletching is the present participle and gerund of fletch.

Noun

fletching (countable and uncountable, plural fletchings)

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

Meaning of fletch

Verb

fletch (third-person singular simple present fletches, present participle fletching, simple past and past participle fletched)

  1. (transitive) To feather, as an arrow.

See all 5 meanings of fletch

Proper noun capitalized: Fletching

Fletching

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

Forms of fletching

pluralfletchings

Words that rhyme with fletching

Questions about fletching

What does fletching mean?
Fletching means the process of attaching fins, such as halved feathers, to a projectile in order to stabilize its flight.
What is fletching the present participle and gerund of?
Fletching is the present participle and gerund of fletch.
What part of speech is fletching?
Fletching can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of fletching?
The plural of fletching is fletchings.

Words near fletching in the dictionary

  1. fletcherized
  2. fletcherizes
  3. fletcherizing
  4. fletchers
  5. fletches
  6. fletching
  7. fletchings
  8. Fletchman
  9. Fletchmans
  10. Fletestreete
  11. fletiferous

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