reconnoiter

• (British, Canadian) reconnoitre

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).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtə/, [ˌɹʷɛkəˈnɔɪ̯tʰə]
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtɚ/, [ˌɹˠɛkəˈnɔɪ̯ɾɚ]

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reconnoiter (third-person singular simple present reconnoiters, present participle reconnoitering, simple past and past participle reconnoitered)

1. (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.

• scout, survey

reconnoiter (plural reconnoiters)

1. An act or instance of reconnoitering.

   The pilot reported the findings of his reconnoiter.

• recon
• recce
• reconnaissance

• reconnoitre