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fletchings

fletchings is the plural of fletching.

Meaning of fletching

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

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Questions about fletchings

What is fletchings the plural of?
Fletchings is the plural of fletching.

Words near fletchings in the dictionary

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

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