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vedette
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Vedette (foaled 1854) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 2000 Guineas Stakes and two Doncaster Cups . He also sired Epsom Derby winner and Champion sire , Galopin . He was owned by Thomas Dundas, 2nd Earl of Zetland and trained by George Abdale. ...
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"mounted sentinel placed in advance of an outpost," 1680s, from French vedette (16c.), from Italian (Florentine) vedetta "watch tower, peep hole," probably from vedere "to see," from Latin videre "to see" (see vision ).
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 A sentinel, usually on horseback, stationed on the outpost of an army, to watch an enemy and give notice of danger. 2 (rfdef: English)
Usage examples of vedette.
Bagshot, as, disorganised by the vedettes riding through their flank into the zeriba, the Bengalese wavered.
Bagshot, as, disorganised by the vedettes riding through their flank into the zeriba, the Bengalese wavered.