vidette

[ vi-det ]

/ vɪˈdɛt /

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noun

a variant of vedette.

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Words nearby vidette

videotex, videotext, video vérité, vide post, vide supra, vidette, vide ut supra, Videvdat, Vidhan Sabha, vidicon, Vidin

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How to use vidette in a sentence

We had two companies of the Thirty-first Massachusetts mounted infantry, who were used for for vidette duty.
Reminiscences of two years with the colored troops|Joshua M. Addeman
There was occasional firing by the outer picket, or cavalry vidette, during the night.
History of Company F, 1st Regiment, R.I. Volunteers, during the Spring and Summer of 1861|Charles H. Clarke
Though there was no chance that the vidette would hear them, his very presence had the effect of quieting them.
The Belgians to the Front|Colonel James Fiske
"What an excellent vidette you would make, Miss Torrington," said the young man, laughing.
The Vicar of Wrexhill|Mrs [Frances] Trollope

I do not wish to confound these Johnsons with one of the same name, who lived on the Washington road, near our vidette post.
In and Out of Rebel Prisons|Lieut. A. [Alonzo] Cooper

British Dictionary definitions for vidette

vidette

/ (vɪˈdɛt) /

noun

a variant spelling of vedette

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