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noun History/Historical.
1.
Also called vedette boat. a small naval launch used for scouting.
2.
a mounted sentry in advance of the outposts of an army.
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| 1. | navy Also called: vedette boat a small patrol vessel |
| 2. | military Also called: vidette a mounted sentry posted forward of a formation's position |
| [C17: from French, from Italian vedetta (influenced by vedere to see), from earlier veletta, perhaps from Spanish vela watch, from velar to keep vigil, from Latin vigilāre] | |
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vedette
"mounted sentinel placed in advance of an outpost," 1690, from Fr., from It. vedetta, probably from vedere "to see" (see vista).
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