reconnoitre
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtə/, [ˌɹʷɛkəˈnɔɪ̯tʰə]
  • (America) IPA: /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtɚ/, [ˌɹˠɛkəˈnɔɪ̯ɾɚ]
Verb

reconnoitre (reconnoitres, present participle reconnoitring; past and past participle reconnoitred)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, military) To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information.
    • 1820, Charles Maturin, Melmoth the Wanderer, volume 1, page 150:
      Not a drop of rain fell; the clouds went portentously off, like ships of war after reconnoitering a strong fort, to return with added strength and fury.
    Our scout will reconnoitre the path ahead of our troops.
  2. (obsolete) To recognise.
    • 1765, Horace Walpole The Correspondence of Horace Walpole, with George Montagu, Esq
      As to my person, it will not be so easy to reconnoitre it, for I question whether any of it will remain
Synonyms Translations Noun

reconnoitre (plural reconnoitres)

  1. An act or instance of reconnoitring.
    ''The pilot reported the findings of his reconnoitre.
Related terms Translations
  • German: Rekognoszierung
  • Russian: разве́дка



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