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Definition: Vedette
Vedette
\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.
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