flèche (fl sh, fl sh)n. A slender spire, especially one on a church above the intersection of the nave and transepts. [French, arrow, flèche, from Old French, arrow, of Germanic origin; see pleu- in Indo-European roots.] |
flèche [fleɪʃ flɛʃ]
n
1. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) Also called spirelet a slender spire, esp over the intersection of the nave and transept ridges of a church roof
2. (Military / Fortifications) a pointed part of a fortification directed towards the attackers
3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Fencing) Fencing a short running attack
[from French: spire (literally: arrow), probably of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German flieke long arrow]
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