different between horseback vs vedette

English

Etymology

From Middle English horsebacke, horsebak, horsbak, equivalent to horse +? back.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?h??s?bæk/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?h??s?bæk/

Noun

horseback (plural horsebacks)

1. (usually with on, upon, etc.) The back of a horse.
2. A ridge of sand, gravel, and boulders.

Synonyms

• (ridge): esker

Derived terms

• angels on horseback
• devils on horseback

Translations

Adverb

horseback (not comparable)

1. On the back of a horse.

   He rode horseback into town.

Synonyms

• ahorse, ahorseback, on horseback

Translations

Anagrams

• backshore

English

Alternative forms

• vidette

Etymology

From French vedette.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v??d?t/
• Rhymes: -?t

Noun

vedette (plural vedettes)

1. (historical, military) A sentinel, usually on horseback, stationed on the outpost of an army, to watch an enemy and give notice of danger.

Further reading

• vedette (sentry) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• vedette (cabaret) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Vedette in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)
• “vedette”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vedetta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /v?.d?t/

Noun

vedette f (plural vedettes)

1. (slightly dated) star (celebrity)

2. (nautical) flagship
3. (lexicography) headword (word used as the title of a section)
4. (military, historical) vedette (sentry)

Descendants

• ? English: vedette
• ? Portuguese: vedeta
• ? Spanish: vedete

Derived terms

• voler la vedette

Further reading

• “vedette” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

vedette f

1. plural of vedetta

Noun

vedette f (invariable)

1. star (actress)

Spanish

Noun

vedette f (plural vedettes)

1. Alternative spelling of vedete