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forlorn hope n

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

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