a long thin arrow used for shooting long distances
Often shortened to: flight
flight arrow in American English
noun Archery
1.
an arrow having a conical or pyramidal head without barbs
2.
any long and light arrow for long-distance shooting; a shaft or arrow for the longbow, as distinguished from the bolt
Word origin
[1795–1805]This word is first recorded in the period 1795–1805. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: crunch, hopscotch, sharpshooter, steeplechase, unilateral