flèche Hear it!

flèche definition

flèche (fles̸h, flās̸h)

noun

a slender spire, esp. one over the intersection of the nave and the transept in some Gothic churches

Etymology: Fr, lit., an arrow < OFr fleche < MDu vleke, an arrow, akin to OE flacor, flying (of arrows): for IE base see flaw

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.