reconnoiter
pronunciation
How to pronounce reconnoiter in British English:
UK [ˌrekə'nɔɪtə]
How to pronounce reconnoiter in American English:
US [ˌrikəˈnɔɪtɚ, ˌrɛkə-]
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- Verb:
- explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
Word Origin
- reconnoiter (v.)
- also reconnoitre, 1707, "make a survey," from older French reconnoitre (Modern French reconnaître), from Old French reconoistre "to identify" (see recognize).
Example
- 1. I sent out a patrol to reconnoiter .
- 2. It seems wise to reconnoiter before entering the town .
- 3. Clark 's reconnoiter of the river was halted by a boulder field , and he was forced to turn back .
- 4. Malicious users can use this information to reconnoiter the naming schema in your organization and attack key infrastructure services .
- 5. The two half recon companies should reconnoiter both flanks of the defensive position at bielaia glina toward east - southeast and west - southwest in order to avoid any surprise .