Meaning of RECONNOITER
| Pronunciation: | | `reeku'noytur
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[v] explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody |
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RECONNOITER is a 11 letter word that starts with R. |
| | Synonyms: | | reconnoitre, scout |
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| | See Also: | | observe | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Rec`on*noi"ter\, Reconnoitre \Rec`on*noi"tre\
(r?k`?n*noi"t?r), v. t. [F. reconnoitre, a former spelling of
reconna[^i]tre. See {Recognize}.]
1. To examine with the eye to make a preliminary examination
or survey of; esp., to survey with a view to military or
engineering operations.
2. To recognize. [Obs.] --Sir H. Walpole.
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