verb
reconnoitre
Reconnoitre (verb) means to explore an area, often enemy territory, in order to gather information.
verb
1
To explore an area, often enemy territory, in order to gather information.
"Our scout will reconnoitre the path ahead of our troops."
""Damn!" said Tommy, and tried to sit up. He had remembered. He was in that sinister house in Soho. He uttered a groan and fell back. Through his almost-closed lids he reconnoitred carefully."
— Agatha Christie, Chapter 16 (1922)
2
To identify or know something again.
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Etymology
Came from French reconnoître, an obsolete spelling of reconnaître, which came from Latin recognoscere (“to recognise”). There was also an obsolete 19th-century British English spelling, reconnaitre, influenced by the modern French form.
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scout
reconnoiter
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What is the meaning of reconnoitre?
"reconnoitre" (verb) means to explore an area, often enemy territory, in order to gather information.
What is another word for reconnoitre?
Other words for "reconnoitre" include scout, reconnoiter.
What are the different meanings of reconnoitre?
"reconnoitre" has 2 main meanings: 1. To explore an area, often enemy territory, in order to gather information; 2. To identify or know something again.
