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flèche
[ fleysh; French flesh ]
noun
- Architecture. a steeple or spire, especially one in the Gothic style, emerging from the ridge of a roof.
- Fortification. a fieldwork consisting of two faces forming a salient angle with an open gorge.
- Fencing. a method of attack with saber or épée in which the attacker leaves from the rear foot and advances rapidly toward the opponent.
flèche
/ flɛʃ; fleɪʃ /
noun
- Also calledspirelet a slender spire, esp over the intersection of the nave and transept ridges of a church roof
- a pointed part of a fortification directed towards the attackers
- fencing a short running attack
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Origin of flèche1
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Example Sentences
Father Massé returned to his former position of minister at the college of La Flèche.
But would the same hold true if instead of being in front he had been behind the pedestal, as Mr. La Flèche is now?
Arrived at the upper pedestal, Mr. La Flèche took his place, received the third arrow and presently delivered it.
Instead of a crown is sometimes a flèche, two quivers and a bow—a love token.
Did he know, after all, what had occurred at La Flèche, and had he begun to suspect me?
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