flechette
noun/fleɪˈʃɛt/
Etymology From French fléchette (“small arrow”), diminutive of flèche (“arrow”).
1
A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as shrapnel, fired from a shotgun, or scattered from an aircraft.
2
Dated The game of lawn darts.
- 1907, Country-side: A Wildlife Magazine, v. 5 (1907), p. 26. British Empire Naturalist's Association. The Game of Flechette can be confidently recommended to amuse the seniors at a garden party