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forlorn hope
A forlorn hope is a band of soldiers or other combatants chosen to take the leading part in a military operation, such as an assault on a defended position, where the risk of casualties is high.
==Etymology==
The term comes from the Dutch ''verloren hoop'', literally "lost troop". The Dutch word "hoop" can mean "hope" but is in this context etymologically equivalent to the English word "heap". The term was used in military contexts to denote a troop formation.〔''Oxford English Dictionary'': "forlorn hope"〕〔(''Merriam Webster'' ): forlorn hope〕 The Dutch word ''hoop'' (in its sense of ''heap'' in English) is not cognate with English ''hope'': this is an example of false folk etymology. The mistranslation of "verloren hoop" as "forlorn hope" is "a quaint misunderstanding" using the nearest-sounding English words. This false etymology is further entrenched by the fact that in Dutch the word ''hoop'' is a homograph meaning "hope" as well as "heap", though the two senses have different etymologies.
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