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vedette
1. A mounted soldier positioned ahead of a force of soldiers to serve as a scout.
2. A small scouting boat used to observe and to report on an opposing naval force.
2. Etymology: "a mounted sentinel placed in advance of an outpost", from French and from Italian vedetta, influenced by Latin vedere, "to see".
This entry is located in the following unit: vid-, video-, vis-, -vision, -visional, -visionally, visuo-, vu- (page 12)
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vidette, a variant spelling of vedette
1. A horse-mounted sentry posted in front of a military formation's position.
2. A small scouting boat used to observe and to report aboiut an opposing naval force.
This entry is located in the following unit: vid-, video-, vis-, -vision, -visional, -visionally, visuo-, vu- (page 14)