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perdu

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5 lettersPronunciation /pəˈdjuː/Sorted depruStarts with PEnds with U0 clues
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Definitions

  1. Stationed in an exposed or hazardous position; hidden in ambush.

  2. Originally as sentinel perdu.

Word origin

Borrowed from Middle French perdu, originally after sentinelle perdue.

Used in a sentence

  • a perdue captain
  • Among certain grizzled sea-gossips of the gun decks and forecastle went a rumor perdue […]
  • He should lie Perdue who is to walk the round.

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