Fleches

noun

1. An arrow.
2. Any of the twenty-four points on a backgammon board.
3. A spire or steeple, especially of Gothic style; an object emerging from the ridge of a roof.
4. (fortification) An earthwork consisting of two berms forming an angle with an open gorge.
5. A method of attack with a sword (foil or épée) in which the attacker's back leg crosses in front of the front leg in the offensive move.