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FLETCHING [2 records]

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Record 1 2012-03-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archery
DEF

The particular arrangement in which the feathers on an arrow are placed.

OBS

The fletching (or feathering) of an arrow is the particular arrangement in which feathers or plastic vanes are fixed on an arrow shaft to give it stability in flight; it could also mean the action of gluing feathers to the shaft of an arrow.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tir à l'arc
DEF

Action, manière d'empenner (les flèches).

OBS

L'empennage de la flèche est à la fois l'action de garnir d'empennes un talon de flèche et la manière dont les plumes sont disposées sur le talon d'une flèche. Toutes les flèches d'un jeu de 36 flèches (dans le carquois d'un archer pour une série de tirs) doivent avoir le même empennage.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-08-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Archery
DEF

The feathers or plastic vanes fixed or glued to the shaft of an arrow to stabilize its flight.

OBS

The main parts of an arrow are: the pile or target point (the pointed tip at one end), the shaft, the fletching (also called the fletch), and the nock (the groove at the other end of the shaft in which the bowstring fits). The term "fletching" is said of the feathers on an arrow as well as of the particular arrangement in which they are fixed.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tir à l'arc
DEF

Partie du talon d'une flèche munie de plumes ou ailerons, destinés à régulariser sa direction.

OBS

Les parties d'une flèche sont : la pointe la hampe, l'empenne et le talon avec encoche.

OBS

L'empenne est la partie du talon d'une flèche munie de plumes et la garniture même de plumes ou de plastique sur le talon d'une flèche. La disposition de ces plumes se dit «empennage» même si le terme est souvent utilisé pour signifier les plumes elles-mêmes.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Tiro con arco
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