单词 | flèche |
释义 | flèche[ fleysh; French flesh ] / fleɪʃ; French flɛʃ / noun, plural flè·ches [fley-shiz; French flesh]. /ˈfleɪ ʃɪz; French flɛʃ/.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. Origin of flèche1700–10; <French: literally, arrow, probably <Germanic. Cf. fly1 Words nearby flèchefleam, flea market, fleapit, fleawort, flecainide acetate, flèche, flèches d'amour, fléchette, fleck, Flecker, flection Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flèche
British Dictionary definitions for flècheflèche / (fleɪʃ, flɛʃ) / nounAlso called: spirelet 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 Word Origin for flècheC18: from French: spire (literally: arrow), probably of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German flieke long arrow Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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