flèche

Definitions

• (obsolete) An arrow.
• (backgammon) Any of the twenty-four points on a backgammon board.
• (architecture) A spire or steeple, especially of Gothic style; an object emerging from the ridge of a roof.
• (military) An earthwork consisting of two berms forming an angle with an open gorge.
• (fencing) A method of attack with a sword (foil or épée) in which the attacker's back leg crosses in front of the front leg in the offensive move.