flèche
verbEtymology Borrowed from French flèche. Compare fletch.
1
Fencing, Government, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Martial arts, Military, Politics, Sports, War To attack using the flèche method.
flèche
noun/flɛʃ/ · /fleɪʃ/
Etymology Borrowed from French flèche. Compare fletch.
1
Obsolete An arrow.
2
Backgammon, Games Any of the twenty-four points on a backgammon board.
3
Architecture A spire or steeple, especially of Gothic style; an object emerging from the ridge of a roof.
4
Fortification, Fortifications, Government, Military, Politics, War An earthwork consisting of two berms forming an angle with an open gorge.
5
Fencing, Government, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Martial arts, Military, Politics, Sports, War 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.
- Related terms
- flèche faîtière, flechette, fléchette