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A village and civil parish in Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ4223).
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The process of attaching fins, such as halved feathers, to a projectile in order to stabilize its flight.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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The fins or feathers so attached.
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Usage: countable, uncountable
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present participle and gerund of fletch
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Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
قذة
(quḏḏa)
— A set of fins attached to the tail of a projectile
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Catalan:
empenatge
— A set of fins attached to the tail of a projectile
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French:
empennage
— A set of fins attached to the tail of a projectile
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Italian:
impennaggio
— A set of fins attached to the tail of a projectile
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Spanish:
empenaje
— A set of fins attached to the tail of a projectile