Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To make a preliminary inspection of, especially in order to gather military information.
- v. To make a reconnaissance.
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.
Wiktionary
- 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.
GNU Webster's 1913
- 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.
WordNet 3.0
- v. explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
Etymologies
- Obsolete French reconnoître, from Old French reconoistre, to recognize; see recognize.
Examples
“Their ability to quickly reconnoiter is why we have such great coverage of everything that went down.”
“He trod on empty cartridges as he walked from room to room to reconnoiter from the windows.”
“In this case, an exception should be made not only for clumsy phrases, but for simple oversights, such as a girl going to "reconnoiter" rather than rendezvous with her boyfriend.”
“What tasks (such as reconnoiter a route or assist a passage of lines) does the OPORD specify for the company team to accomplish?”
FM 71-1 Chapter 2 Battle Command
“If that didn't work, they'd drop back and "reconnoiter," he said.”
“Authorities say that while the circle of suspects—which stretched from Colorado to Pennsylvania to Ireland and South Asia—didn't conduct any attacks, their world-wide plotting shows how would-be terrorists can recruit, raise money, and reconnoiter potential targets online.”
“Sergeant Nilson, secure these individuals while I reconnoiter.”
““Our mission,” Bartmae began, “was to reconnoiter a two-league radius from our current position, to explore intelligence that there was significant Jandut activity in the area.””
“When it came to Chicago, “we need to reconnoiter and make the judgment, like we did in Detroit,” Clark told the president.”
“There was no question but what it was increasing, but he failed to ascribe it to the gin he had taken. 'mcTavish, rifle in hand, went out on the veranda to reconnoiter.”
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