reconnoiter

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I set off to reconnoiter, and as I turned the corner, which brought the house within my view, I saw

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  1. transitive verb To make a preliminary inspection of, especially in order to gather military information.
  2. intransitive verb To make a reconnaissance.

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  • "We're only venturing out to reconnoiter, for news and the mood of the city," he said, "so I'd much prefer it that you leave your rifle behind, Nathaniel." —  F ;SF; - vol 103 issue 02 - August 2002
  • I decided to use the time to reconnoiter, maybe do a little research and reading at the local library, maybe take some photos. —  F ;SF; - vol 090 issue 06 - June 1996
  • Another went galloping out of Estcourt to reconnoiter, but was operated so rashly that it was presently derailed and most of the crew captured. —  Astounding, January 1943
  • In any event, I reckoned Old Red didn't need much time for his reconnoiter: From the outside, at least, that saloon looked about as roomy as your average outhouse. —  EQMM,February2008
  • Panurge was sent to reconnoiter, and after a quarter of an hour's absence, returned with the news that the University of Pontemaca was waiting his highness's leisure in the great hall, to propound a question which {210} had turned the brains of thirty-nine students, and had flung twenty-seven more into a high fever. —  A Budget of Paradoxes, Volume I (of II)
 

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  1. Obsolete French reconnoître, from Old French reconoistre, to recognize; see recognize.
 

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/rɛkəˈnɔɪtər/
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