Definitions for reconnoitre
ˌri kəˈnɔɪ tər, ˌrɛk ə-re·con·noitre

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. scout, reconnoiter, reconnoitreverb

   explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reconnoitrenoun

   An act or instance of reconnoitring.

   The pilot reported the findings of his reconnoitre.

2. reconnoitreverb

   To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information.

   Our scout will reconnoitre the path ahead of our troops.

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1. reconnoitre

   In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration of an area by military forces to obtain information about enemy forces, the terrain, and civil activities in the area of operations. In military jargon, reconnaissance is abbreviated to recce (British, Canadian, Australian English) and to recon (American English), both derived from the root word reconnoitre. The types of reconnaissance include patrolling the local area of operations and long-range reconnaissance patrols, which are tasks usually realized in the United States of America by U.S. Army Rangers, cavalry scouts, and military intelligence specialists, using navy ships and submarines, reconnaissance aircraft, satellites to collect raw intelligence; and establishing observation posts. Moreover, espionage is different from reconnaissance, because spies work as civilians in enemy territory.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reconnoitreverb

   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. Reconnoitreverb

   to recognize

3. Etymology: [F. reconnoitre, a former spelling of reconnatre. See Recognize.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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 Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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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1. • Observe

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1. reconnoiter

How to pronounce reconnoitre?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of reconnoitre in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of reconnoitre in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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