reconnoiter

== English == === Alternative forms === (British, Canadian) reconnoitre === Etymology === 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). === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtə/, [ˌɹʷɛkəˈnɔɪ̯tʰə] (US) IPA(key): /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtɚ/, [ˌɹˠɛkəˈnɔɪ̯ɾɚ] === Verb === reconnoiter (third-person singular simple present reconnoiters, present participle reconnoitering, simple past and past participle reconnoitered) (American spelling, transitive, intransitive, military) To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of acquiring information. ==== Synonyms ==== scout, survey ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === reconnoiter (plural reconnoiters) (American spelling) An act or instance of reconnoitering. ==== Related terms ==== recon recce reconnaissance ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === reconnoitre, reconnoître