flechette means A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as shrapnel, fired from a shotgun, or scattered from an aircraft. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 88 out of 100.
noun
- A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as shrapnel, fired from a shotgun, or scattered from an aircraft.
- The game of lawn darts.“1907, Country-side: A Wildlife Magazine, v. 5 (1907), p. 26. British Empire Naturalist's Association.
The Game of Flechette can be confidently recommended to amuse the seniors at a garden party”