flechette

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A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as shrapnel, fired from a shotgun, or scattered from an aircraft.
The game of lawn darts.

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Real examples of "flechette" in context

They're called flechettes, which is French for little arrow, but some were up to 15 centimeters

The energy stored in a falling flechette is not enough to crack your skull, but it can