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 Definitions of forlorn hope  [ɔrˈlɔrn]  

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Definition of 'forlorn hope' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) forlorn hope
a perilous or desperate enterprise.

2.  forlorn hope
a vain hope.

3.  forlorn hope
Obs. a group of soldiers assigned to perform some unusually dangerous service.

Etymology:  (1530–40)

Definition of 'forlorn hope' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) forlorn hope
a hopeless or desperate enterprise

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