Reconnoiter Definition

rēkə-noitər, rĕkə-
reconnoiters
verb
reconnoiters
To make a preliminary examination of (an area or a group, for example), usually by moving around and observing, in order to gather information, especially for military purposes.
Reconnoitered the enemy positions.
American Heritage
To make a reconnaissance (of)
Webster's New World

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

Our scout will reconnoiter the path ahead of our troops.
Wiktionary
Synonyms:
noun
reconnoiters
An act of reconnoitering.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Reconnoiter

Noun

Singular:
reconnoiter
Plural:
reconnoiters

Origin of Reconnoiter

  • 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).

    From Wiktionary

  • Obsolete French reconnoître from Old French reconoistre to recognize recognize

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Reconnoiter Sentence Examples

  • We agreed to call it a night and reconnoiter in the morning.

  • The squadron may be required to reconnoiter one large area or several smaller ones.

  • Fearless and zealous in the cause of others he had gone forward to reconnoiter the enemy 's lines, when he fell mortally wounded.

  • Reconnoiter all terrain the enemy can use to dominate movement along the route.

  • The DCS facilitates speed and mobility by using air cavalry to reconnoiter forward of the ground troops or to screen along exposed flanks.

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