reconnoiter

verb re·con·noi·ter \ˌrē-kə-ˈnȯi-tər, ˌre-kə-\

: to go to (a place or area) in order to find out information about a military enemy : to do a reconnaissance of (a place)

re·con·noi·tered or re·con·noi·tredre·con·noi·ter·ing or re·con·noi·tring\-ˈnȯi-tə-riŋ, -ˈnȯi-triŋ\

Full Definition of RECONNOITER

transitive verb

: to make a reconnaissance of

intransitive verb

: to engage in reconnaissance

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re·con·noi·ter or re·con·noi·tre \ˌrē-kə-ˈnȯi-tər, ˌre-kə-\

obsolete French reconnoître, literally, to recognize, from Old French reconoistre — more at recognize

First Known Use: 1707

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