Wiktionary:Word of the day/2021/January 22

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Word of the day
for January 22
forlorn hope n
  1. (military, archaic)
    1. A small troop of soldiers picked to make an advance attack, or the first attack; a storming party.
    2. (obsolete) In the plural form forlorn hopes: the soldiers collectively making up such a troop; (by extension) a group of reckless adventurers.
  2. (by extension) Any dangerous or hopeless venture.
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