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单词 flechette
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Definition of flechette in English:

flechette

noun flɛˈʃɛtfleɪˈʃɛtflāˈSHet
  • 1A type of ammunition resembling a needle, used in bombs, shells, and guns.

    箭弹,航空箭形弹

    doctors say they have pulled flechettes from dead and wounded fighters
    Example sentencesExamples
    • It fired a guided antitank missile in addition to conventional tank rounds and a special antipersonnel round containing thousands of tiny dartlike flechettes.
    • There are exceptions to what I said, since flechettes and armor piercing rounds were designed with armor in mind.
    • I just pulled the rifle's trigger, and a burst of flechettes hit the sentry right in the forehead.
    • When fired, the cartridge activated within 3 meters of the muzzle to spray flechettes in a shotgun-like blast.
    • Paul had also heard about the idea of using flechettes as ammunition.
    Synonyms
    small arrow, bolt, shaft
    1. 1.1 A shell containing flechettes.
      the flechette exploded and part of it penetrated the southern and western walls

Origin

First World War (denoting a pointed steel projectile resembling a dart, dropped from an aircraft): from French fléchette, diminutive of flèche ‘arrow’.

Definition of flechette in US English:

flechette

(also fléchette)
nounflāˈSHet
  • A type of ammunition resembling a small dart, shot from a gun.

    箭弹,航空箭形弹

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There are exceptions to what I said, since flechettes and armor piercing rounds were designed with armor in mind.
    • When fired, the cartridge activated within 3 meters of the muzzle to spray flechettes in a shotgun-like blast.
    • I just pulled the rifle's trigger, and a burst of flechettes hit the sentry right in the forehead.
    • It fired a guided antitank missile in addition to conventional tank rounds and a special antipersonnel round containing thousands of tiny dartlike flechettes.
    • Paul had also heard about the idea of using flechettes as ammunition.
    Synonyms
    small arrow, bolt, shaft

Origin

First World War (denoting a pointed steel projectile resembling a dart, dropped from an aircraft): from French fléchette, diminutive of flèche ‘arrow’.

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