fletching

See also: Fletching

English

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fletching

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Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛtʃɪŋ

Verb

fletching

1. present participle and gerund of fletch

Noun

fletching (countable and uncountable, plural fletchings)

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.
   • 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

A set of fins attached to the tail of a projectile

Arabic: قذة f (quḏḏa) Catalan: empenatge m French: empennage (fr) m Italian: impennaggio (it) Spanish: empenaje m