reconnoiter
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English
Alternative forms
- (British, Canadian) reconnoitre
Etymology
From French reconnoître (obsolete spelling of reconnaître), from Latin recognoscere (“to recognize”). Contrarily, there is also an obsolete 19th-century British English spelling reconnaitre (now reconnoitre).
Pronunciation
Verb
reconnoiter (third-person singular simple present reconnoiters, present participle reconnoitering, simple past and past participle reconnoitered)
- (American spelling, transitive, intransitive, military) To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of acquiring information.
- Our scout will reconnoiter the path ahead of our troops.
Synonyms
Translations
perform a reconnaissance — see also scout
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Noun
reconnoiter (plural reconnoiters)
- (American spelling) An act or instance of reconnoitering.
- The pilot reported the findings of his reconnoiter.
Related terms
Translations
instance of reconnoitering
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