Noun: flèche
- (architecture) a spire or steeple, especially of Gothic style
"The cathedral's delicate flèche was visible from miles away"
- (backgammon) any of the twenty-four points on a backgammon board
"He moved his checker to an open flèche"
- (military fortification) an earthwork consisting of two berms forming an angle with an open gorge
"The soldiers quickly constructed a flèche for temporary defence"
Derived forms: flèches
Encyclopedia: Flèche