forlorn hope /fər-lörnˈ hōp/

1. Orig, a body of soldiers selected for some service of especial danger
2. A desperate enterprise of last resort
3. A vain or faint hope (from association with hope, in the sense of expectation)

• water-breathing
• water brose
• waterbuck
• waterbucks
• water buffalo
• water buffaloes
• water bug
• water bugs
• water bull
• water bulls
• water bus
• water buses
• water busses
• water butt
• water butts
• water cannon
• water cannons
• water-carriage
• water-carriages
• Water Carrier
• water cart
• water carts
• water cask
• water cell
• water cells