Definition of Vedete
Ve*dette" (?), n. [F. vedette, It.
vedetta, for veletta (influenced by vedere to see, L.
videre), from It. veglia watch, L. vigilia. See
Vigil.] A sentinel, usually on horseback, stationed on the
outpost of an army, to watch an enemy and give notice of danger; a
vidette.
Ve*dette" (?), n. [F. vedette, It.
vedetta, for veletta (influenced by vedere to see, L.
videre), from It. veglia watch, L. vigilia. See
Vigil.] A sentinel, usually on horseback, stationed on the
outpost of an army, to watch an enemy and give notice of danger; a
vidette.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- A sentinel, usually on horseback, stationed on the outpost of an army, to watch an enemy and give notice of danger; a vidette.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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