noun
- the feathers or vanes attached to the back end of an arrow to stabilize its flight
Usage: archery
Examples
- The archer carefully inspected the fletchings on each arrow before the competition.
- Damaged fletchings can cause an arrow to fly erratically.
- Traditional fletchings are made from turkey or goose feathers.
- Modern arrows often use plastic fletchings instead of natural feathers.
- She replaced the worn fletchings to improve her shooting accuracy.
- The bright red fletchings made it easy to spot the arrows in the target.