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Reconnoiter

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To make a preliminary inspection of, especially in order to gather military information.

verb-intransitive. To make a reconnaissance.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information.

n. An act or instance of reconnoitering.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To examine with the eye to make a preliminary examination or survey of; esp., to survey with a view to military or engineering operations.

v. To recognize.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To know again; recognize.

To examine with the eye; make a preliminary survey of; specifically, to examine or survey, as a tract or region, for military, engineering, or geological purposes. See reconnaissance.

To make a survey or inspection preliminary to taking some action; examine a position, person, opinion, etc., as a precaution.

n. A preliminary survey; a reconnaissance.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

Word Usage

"He trod on empty cartridges as he walked from room to room to reconnoiter from the windows."

Equivalent

reconnoitre

Verb Form

reconnoiters

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

observe

Variant

reconnoitre

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

recognize survey examine scout

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Reuter goiter loiter reutter