reconnoiter

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reconnoiter

/ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtə/ UK
[ˌɹʷɛkəˈnɔɪ̯tʰə] UK
/ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtɚ/ US
[ˌɹˠɛkəˈnɔɪ̯ɾɚ] US

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From French reconnoître (obsolete spelling of reconnaître), from Latin recognoscere (“to recognize”). Contrarily, there is also an obsolete 19th-century British English spelling reconnaitre (now reconnoitre).

verb reconnoiters · reconnoitering · reconnoitered · reconnoitre

US, intransitive, transitive To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of acquiring information. Our scout will reconnoiter the path ahead of our troops.
Similar: scout, survey

noun reconnoiters · reconnoitre

US An act or instance of reconnoitering. The pilot reported the findings of his reconnoiter.

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verb perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore

Español	reconocer, campear, correr la campaña
한국어	정찰(偵察)하다 jeongchal-hada
日本語	偵察する teisatsu suru
中文	偵察 /侦察 zhēnchá
हिन्दी	सर्वेक्षण sarvekṣaṇ
Français	reconnaître
Deutsch	erkunden, auskundschaften, aufklären
Русский	разве́дывать razvédyvatʹ, разве́дать razvédatʹ, рекогносци́ровать rekognoscírovatʹ

noun instance of reconnoitering

Deutsch	Erkundung, Auskundschaftung, Aufklärung, Auskundschaften, Aufklären, Erkunden
Русский	разве́дка razvédka, рекогносциро́вка rekognosciróvka

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@misc{reconnoiter_2026,
  title = {reconnoiter},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/reconnoiter},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}