different between outpost vs vedette

English

Etymology

out- +? post

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?a?t?po?st/
• Rhymes: -??st

Noun

outpost (plural outposts)

1. A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops.

   The outpost did not have enough ammunition to resist a determined assault.

2. The body of troops manning such a post.

   Sgt. Smith fleeced most of the rest of the outpost of their earnings in their weekly game of craps.

3. An outlying settlement.

   Beyond the border proper, there are three small outposts not officially under government protection.

4. (chess) A square protected by a pawn that is in or near the enemy's stronghold.

Translations

Anagrams

• opt-outs, opts out, out-tops, outtops, puttoos, stop out, stopout, top-outs, topouts, tops out

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