fletching
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Rhymes: -ɛtʃɪŋ
Verb[edit]
fletching
- present participle and gerund of fletch
Noun[edit]
fletching (plural fletchings)
- The process of attaching fins, such as halved feathers, to a projectile in order to stabilize its flight.
- The fins or feathers so attached.
- 2022, Jim Crace, eden, Picador, page 198:
- But the fletching on this arrow is not well aligned and so the hunter’s second shot strikes short.
Translations[edit]
A set of fins attached to the tail of a projectile
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