reconnoitre

[ree-kuh-noi-ter, rek-uh-]

verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -tred, -tring. Chiefly British.

reconnoiter.

Related forms

re·con·noi·trer, noun

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reconnoitre or reconnoiter (ˌrɛkəˈnɔɪtə)

—vb
1.	to survey or inspect (an enemy's position, region of land, etc); make a reconnaissance (of)

—n
2.	the act or process of reconnoitring; a reconnaissance

[C18: from obsolete French reconnoître to inspect, explore; see recognize]

reconnoiter or reconnoiter

—vb

—n

[C18: from obsolete French reconnoître to inspect, explore; see recognize]

recon'noitrer or reconnoiter

—n

recon'noiterer or reconnoiter

—n

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