Vedette
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The French military term vedette (formed from Latin videre, to see), migrated into English and other languages to refer to a mounted sentry or outpost, who has the function of bringing information, giving signals or warnings of danger, etc, to a main body of troops. In modern terms, the soldiers who man listening-posts are the equivalent of vedettes.
Navies use the term vedette to refer to a small scouting boat.
In the entertainment industry, vedette refers to a star performer of stage or screen.
Kenneth J Alford (F.J. RIckets) composer of the march Colonel Bogey in 1912 wrote a march entitled The Vedette.
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