Plural of flechette; multiple small dart-like projectiles, typically arrow-shaped weapons.
Plural of 'flechette,' the French diminutive of 'flèche,' used in military contexts since World War I.
The word 'flechettes' carries the entire history of aerial warfare—from horse-drawn planes dropping handfuls of darts to modern cluster munitions, all named after the medieval word for 'arrow.'
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