flechette

noun /fleɪˈʃɛt/

1. A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as shrapnel, fired from a shotgun, or scattered from an aircraft.

   countable, uncountable

2. The game of lawn darts.

   dated, uncountable

   The Game of Flechette can be confidently recommended to amuse the seniors at a garden party

   1907, Country-side: A Wildlife Magazine, v. 5 (1907), p. 26. British Empire Naturalist's Association.

Where it comes from

From French fléchette (“small arrow”), diminutive of flèche (“arrow”).

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry flechette (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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