A FORLORN HOPE

Definition: A FORLORN HOPE

A FORLORN HOPE

1. [D. verloren hoop, prop., a lost band or troop; verloren, p. p. of verliezen to lose + hoop band; akin to E. heap. See For- , and Heap .] (Mil.), a body of men (called in F. enfants perdus, in G. verlornen posten) selected, usually from volunteers, to attempt a breach, scale the wall of a fortress, or perform other extraordinarily perilous service; also, a desperate case or enterprise. Syn: Destitute, lost; abandoned; forsaken; solitary; helpless; friendless; hopeless; abject; wretched; miserable; pitiable.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Synonyms within Context: A FORLORN HOPE

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Danger	Adventure, risk, hazard, venture, stake, set at hazard; run the gauntlet; (dare); engage in a forlorn hope.
Rashness	Donner tete baissee; knock, one's bead against a wall; (be unskillful); rush on destruction; kick against the pricks, tempt Providence, go on a forlorn hope, go on a fool's errand.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: A FORLORN HOPE

English words defined with "A FORLORN HOPE": Perdu. (references)

Specialty definitions using "A FORLORN HOPE": FORLORN HOPE. (references)

Expressions: A FORLORN HOPE

Expressions using "A FORLORN HOPE": engage in a forlorn hope ♦ go on a forlorn hope. Additional references.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Modern Translations: A FORLORN HOPE

Language		Translations for "a forlorn hope"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Pig Latin		aay orlornfay opehay.(various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: A FORLORN HOPE

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-e-f-h-l-n-o-o-o-p-r-r"
	-3 letters: harpooner.
	-4 letters: profaner.
	-5 letters: alphorn, ephoral, floorer, foreran, forlorn, harpoon, honorer, peroral, polaron, profane, proofer, reproof.
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