What does Flèche mean?
Definitions for Flèche
fleɪʃ, flɛʃflèche
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Wiktionary
flèchenoun
An arrow.
flèchenoun
Any of the twenty-four points on a backgammon board.
flèchenoun
A spire or steeple, especially of Gothic style; an object emerging from the ridge of a roof.
flèchenoun
An earthwork consisting of two berms forming an angle with an open gorge.
flèchenoun
A method of attack with a sword (foil or épée) in which the attacker's back leg crosses in front of the front leg in the offensive move.
Webster Dictionary
Flechenoun
a simple fieldwork, consisting of two faces forming a salient angle pointing outward and open at the gorge
Etymology: [F. flche, prop., an arrow.]
Wikidata
Flèche
{{move|Ridge turret}} A flèche is used in French architecture to refer to a spire and in English to refer to a lead-covered timber spire, or spirelet. These are placed on the ridges of church or cathedral roofs and are usually relatively small. However, larger versions can be found on cathedrals such as Amiens Cathedral, Notre Dame de Paris and Coventry Cathedral. The highest flèche in the world was built in the end of 19th century for Rouen Cathedral. Its height is 157 metres.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Flèche
flāsh, n. a spire generally: the slender spire rising from the intersection of the nave and transepts in some large churches: (fort.) a parapet with two faces forming a salient angle at the foot of a glacis. [Fr., 'an arrow.']
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
fleche
The simplest form of field-work, composed of two faces meeting in a salient angle, and open at the gorge. It differs from the redan only in having no ditch.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
flèche
Literally an arrow; but applied in fortification to a work resembling a redan, except that it is raised upon the terre-plein without a ditch. It is in short a field-work, having faces and small flanks hastily run up to shelter a small number of men, and form an outwork to some more powerful fortification.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Flèche in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Flèche in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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