FORLORN HOPE
\fˈɔːlɔːn hˈə͡ʊp], \fˈɔːlɔːn hˈəʊp], \f_ˈɔː_l_ɔː_n h_ˈəʊ_p]\
Definitions of FORLORN HOPE
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By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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A military detachment detailed for a desperate enterprise; also, such an enterprise.
By James Champlin Fernald
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