Darts vs. Flechette

Dartsnoun

A game or sport in which darts are thrown at a board, and points are scored depending on where the darts land

Dartsnoun

a game in which darts are thrown at a dartboard

Darts

Darts or dart-throwing is a competitive sport in which two or more players bare-handedly throw small sharp-pointed missiles known as darts at a round target known as a dartboard. Darts players are sometimes termed .Points can be scored by hitting specific marked areas of the board, though unlike in sports such as archery, these areas are distributed all across the board and do not follow a principle of points increasing towards the centre of the board.

Flechettenoun

A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as shrapnel, fired from a shotgun, or scattered from an aircraft.

Flechettenoun

(dated) The game of lawn darts.

Flechette

A flechette fleh-SHET is a pointed steel projectile with a vaned tail for stable flight. The name comes from French fléchette, or , and sometimes retains the acute accent in English: fléchette.