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noun, masculine

obus-flèche

/ɔ.by.flɛʃ/

noun, masculine/ɔ.by.flɛʃ/plural: obus-flèches

kinetic energy penetrator, a non-explosive high-velocity projectile whose destruction power comes from its speed, its density and its hardness

From obus, "artillery shell" and flèche, "arrow", because of its shape (long and thin, pointed, with fins like an arrow)