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flèche

flèche [ flesh, flaysh ] (plural flèches) or fleche [ flesh, flaysh ] (plural fleches)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. architecture slender church spire: a slender spire, especially one that emerges from the roof of a church at the point where the ridges intersect

2. architecture buttress feature: a joint at the top of a buttress, designed to add weight and assist in transferring load from roof to ground

3. military pointed fortification: a fortification with two faces that form a jutting angle

[Early 18th century. < French, "arrow"]
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