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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Vedette

/vĭd-ĕt'/ · Ve·dette · IPA /vəˈdɛt/
01 n. A sentinel, usually on horseback, stationed on the outpost of an army, to watch an enemy and give notice of danger; a vidette.
  1. 1.
    A sentinel, usually on horseback, stationed on the outpost of an army, to watch an enemy and give notice of danger; a vidette.