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How do you use Flechette in a sentence? See 6 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Flechette in a sentence

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Flechette | Flechettes

Flechette meaning

  1. A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as shrapnel, fired from a shotgun, or scattered from an aircraft.
  2. The game of lawn darts.

Using Flechette

  • The main meaning on this page is: A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as shrapnel, fired from a shotgun, or scattered from an aircraft. | The game of lawn darts.
  • In the example corpus, flechette often appears in combinations such as: the flechette.

Context around Flechette

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 2 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 6 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

guns 1× create 1×

Often after:

needlegun 1× firing 1× rockets 1× rounds 1× provide 1× ammo 1×

Sentence patterns with Flechette

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

chain guns flechette rockets 2 1× drawing her flechette needlegun and 1× the flechette provide greatly 1× to create flechette rounds to 1× was a flechette firing shotgun 1× while the flechette ammo had 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

brown said pilots 1× drawing her flechette 1× in the late 1× the flechette provide 1× while the flechette 1×

Common sentence endings:

against unprotected targets 1× convert to convert 1× dozens of darts 1× of light armor 1× storage bay ten 1× to surface missiles 1×

Words around Flechette

Just before it in the word index:

fleche 2 flecha 2 fleas 76 fleamarket 3 fleadh 6 fleabag 53

Just after it in the word index:

flechettes 4 flechtner 3 fleck 137 flecked 18 fleckenstein 3 fleckeri 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 8 aage 8 aardvarks 8 abaca 8 abaji 8 abascal 8

Corpus analysis for Flechette

  • In this selection, "flechette" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, guns, create, needlegun, firing and rockets stand out and add context to how "flechette" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include chain guns flechette rockets 2 and drawing her flechette needlegun and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "flechette" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aage and aardvarks, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with flechette

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

There was a flechette-firing shotgun — never adopted — designed to shred enemy soldiers with dozens of darts. (17 words)

The flechette provide greatly extended range due to their aerodynamic shape, and improved penetration of light armor. (17 words)

While the flechette ammo had excellent armor penetration, there were doubts about their terminal effectiveness against unprotected targets. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

In the late 1950s, the Special Purpose Individual Weapon program sought to create flechette rounds to allow troops to fire sabot -type projectiles to give a short flight time and flat trajectory with a muzzle velocity of convert to convert. (40 words)

Brown said pilots assigned to the unit qualified on live 30mm automatic M230 chain guns, Flechette Rockets, 2.75-inch Folding-Fin Aerial Rockets and simulated Hellfire air-to-surface missiles. (31 words)

Drawing her flechette needlegun and sonic rifle, carrying one in each hand, Tessi began to run toward storage bay ten. (20 words)

Example sentences (6)

Drawing her flechette needlegun and sonic rifle, carrying one in each hand, Tessi began to run toward storage bay ten.

There was a flechette-firing shotgun — never adopted — designed to shred enemy soldiers with dozens of darts.

Brown said pilots assigned to the unit qualified on live 30mm automatic M230 chain guns, Flechette Rockets, 2.75-inch Folding-Fin Aerial Rockets and simulated Hellfire air-to-surface missiles.

In the late 1950s, the Special Purpose Individual Weapon program sought to create flechette rounds to allow troops to fire sabot -type projectiles to give a short flight time and flat trajectory with a muzzle velocity of convert to convert.

The flechette provide greatly extended range due to their aerodynamic shape, and improved penetration of light armor.

While the flechette ammo had excellent armor penetration, there were doubts about their terminal effectiveness against unprotected targets.

Common combinations with flechette

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "flechette" in a sentence?
An example: "Drawing her flechette needlegun and sonic rifle, carrying one in each hand, Tessi began to run toward storage bay ten." This page contains 6 example sentences with the word "flechette" from authentic English texts.
What does "flechette" mean?
Flechette means: A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as shrapnel, fired from a shotgun, or scattered from an aircraft.
How many example sentences with "flechette" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 6 example sentences with "flechette", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.