Vedette Definition

vədet
noun
A mounted sentinel posted in advance of the outposts of an army.
Webster's New World
A small scouting boat used to observe and report on an opposing naval force.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Vedette

Noun

Singular:
vedette
Plural:
vedettes

Origin of Vedette

  • French from Italian vedetta alteration (influenced by vedere to see) of veletta probably from Spanish vela watch from velar to watch from Latin vigilāre to watch through the night from vigil awake weg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French vedette.

    From Wiktionary

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