Definition of reconnoitre Reconnoitre
/ɹˌiːkənˈɔɪtɐ/ - rec•on•noi•tre
We found 9 definitions of reconnoitre from 6 different sources.
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British English
reconnoitre - /ɹˌiːkənˈɔɪtɐ/
American English
reconnoiter - /ɹiˌkʌnɔjˈtɚ/
What does reconnoitre mean?
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| reconnoitre - explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody | ||
| scout, reconnoiter | ||
| observe stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- reconnoitre (Noun)
An act or instance of reconnoitring. - reconnoitre (Verb)
To perform a reconnaissance of an area; an enemy position; to scout with the aim of gaining information. - reconnoitre (Verb)
To recognise.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- reconnoitre (v. t.)
To examine with the eye to make a preliminary examination or survey of; esp., to survey with a view to military or engineering operations. - reconnoitre (v. t.)
To recognize.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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reconnoitre
rek-o-noi′tėr, v.t. to survey or examine: to survey with a view to military operations.—v.i. to make preliminary examination:—pa.t. and pa.p. reconnoi′tred.—n. a preliminary survey. [O. Fr. reconoistre (Fr. reconnaître)—L. recognoscĕre, to recognise.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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reconnoitre
To make oneself acquainted by personal inspection, as far as may be practicable, with the enemy’s position and movements; also, to survey, and draw in a rapid manner, ground of importance to operations of war, not represented in existing maps, with sufficient accuracy or minuteness; and likewise to particularize the banks of rivers, canals, streams, mountains, passes, positions, villages, forts, and redoubts.
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🔤- reconnoitre, verb, present, 1st person singular of reconnoitre (infinitive).
- reconnoitre, verb (infinitive).
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