en flèche

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French

Pronunciation

Adjective

en flèche (invariable)

  1. (aeronautics) sweptwing

Prepositional phrase

en flèche

  1. (figuratively) rapid; rapidly
    grimper en flèche, monter en flècheto go through the roof, to soar, to shoot up, to skyrocket
    une montée en flèchea meteoric rise