FORLORN HOPE


Meaning of FORLORN HOPE in English

1. a perilous or desperate enterprise.

2. a vain hope.

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

[ 1530-40; folk-etymological alter. of D verloren hoop lit., lost troop ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .