fletch

noun
UK: /fletʃ/
US: /fletʃ/

  1. The feathers or plastic vanes on an arrow that give it stability in flight.

    1. The fletch helps the arrow fly straight.
    2. He carefully inspected the fletch of each arrow before the archery competition.

  2. A set of feathers or vanes.

    1. The arrow needed a new fletch after the last shot.
    2. Replacing the fletch on his arrows was a routine part of his archery practice.
fletch transitive-verb

  1. To fit an arrow with feathers or vanes to give it stability in flight.

    1. He will fletch his own arrows.
    2. The archer learned how to fletch arrows with different types of feathers.

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The word "fletch" in English means: The feathers or plastic vanes on an arrow that give it stability in flight., A set of feathers or vanes..

The phonetic transcription of "fletch" is /fletʃ/ in British English and /fletʃ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Example usage of "fletch": "The fletch helps the arrow fly straight.". More examples on the page.