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7 Letter Words for Vidette
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Definitions for Vidette
[1] vedette.
[2] Also called vedette boat . a small naval launch used for scouting.
[3] a mounted sentry in advance of the outposts of an army.
[4] a variant spelling of vedette
[5] Also called: vedette boat navy a small patrol vessel
[6] Also called: vidette military a mounted sentry posted forward of a formation's position
Words nearby Vidette
videorecorder, videotape, videotape recorder, videotex, videotext, vidette, videvdat, vidhan sabha, vidicon, vidin, vidor
Origin of Vidette
edette1680–90; < French < Italian vedetta outlook where a sentinel is posted, alteration of earlier veletta (of debated orig.) by association with vedere to see; see -ette
Word origin for Vidette
edetteC17: from French, from Italian vedetta (influenced by vedere to see), from earlier veletta, perhaps from Spanish vela watch, from velar to keep vigil, from Latin vigilāre