reconnoiter

reconnoiter
Synonyms and related words:
be vigilant, be watchful, bug, case, course, cover, do, eye, eyeball, follow, gaze at, go over, have a looksee, hold in view, keep in sight, keep in view, keep under observation, look after, look at, look on, look upon, make a reconnaissance, measure, observe, overpass, pass over, pass through, patrol, peep, perambulate, peregrinate, pererrate, play the spy, ply, probe, put under surveillance, range, range over, regard, scour, scour the country, scout, scout out, spy, spy out, spy upon, stake out, sweep, track, transit, travel over, travel through, traverse, view, voyage, watch

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  • Reconnoiter — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • reconnoiter — also reconnoitre, 1707, from Fr. reconnoître, from M.Fr. reconoistre to identify (see RECOGNIZE (Cf. recognize)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • reconnoiter — vt., vi. reconnoitred, reconnoitring [rek΄ə noit′ər, rē΄kənoit′ər] vt., vi. [Fr reconnoître, old form of reconnaître < OFr reconoistre: see RECOGNIZANCE] to make a reconnaissance (of): also Chiefly Brit. reconnoitre vt. vi. reconnoitred,… …   English World dictionary

  • reconnoiter — 1. verb /ˌrɛkəˈnɔɪtə,ˌɹʷɛkəˈnɔɪ̯tʰə,ˌrɛkəˈnɔɪtɚ,ˌɹˠɛkəˈnɔɪ̯ɾɚ/ To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information. Our scout will reconnoiter the path ahead of our troops. Syn: scout, survey… …   Wiktionary

  • reconnoiter — verb two of our best pilots were sent in to reconnoiter the area Syn: survey, make a reconnaissance of, explore; investigate, examine, scrutinize, inspect, observe, take a look at; patrol; informal check out, scope out, recon …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • reconnoiter — or reconnoitre verb ( noitered or noitred; noitering or reconnoitring) Etymology: obsolete French reconnoître, literally, to recognize, from Old French reconoistre more at recognize Date: 1707 transitive verb to make a reconnaissance of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • reconnoiter — reconnoiterer, n. /ree keuh noy teuhr, rek euh /, v.t. 1. to inspect, observe, or survey (the enemy, the enemy s strength or position, a region, etc.) in order to gain information for military purposes. 2. to examine or survey (a region, area,… …   Universalium

  • reconnoiter — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. investigate, survey, spy out, scout, case (sl.). See vision. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. inspect, survey, scout out; see examine 1 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To go into or through for the purpose… …   English dictionary for students

  • reconnoiter — re|con|noi|ter [ ,rikə nɔıtər ] verb intransitive or transitive to go into an area to find information about an enemy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • reconnoiter — rec·on·noi·ter || ‚rɪːkÉ™ nɔɪtÉ™(r) /‚rek v. scout an enemy s territory in order to gather useful information …   English contemporary dictionary

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