Reconnoitre

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 military or
        engineering operations.


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     2. To recognize. [Obs.] --Sir H. Walpole.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  reconnoitre
       v : explore, often with the goal of finding something or
           somebody [syn: {scout}, {reconnoiter}]