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/fleɪˈʃɛt/ · noun
A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as shrapnel, fired from a shotgun, or scattered from an aircraft..
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
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Flechette means A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as shrapnel, fired from a shotgun, or scattered from an aircraft..
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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
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