ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Fletching

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Fletching is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of fletch.

Meaning

present participle and gerund of fletch.

More Meanings

  1. The process of attaching fins, such as halved feathers, to a projectile in order to stabilize its flight.
  2. The fins or feathers so attached.

Example Sentences

But the fletching on this arrow is not well aligned and so the hunter’s second shot strikes short.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include fletcher, fether, fettle, finnage, fynne, flick.

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