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reconnoitre

Pronunciation: /ˌrɛkəˈnɔɪtə/

(US reconnoiter)
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Definition of reconnoitre

verb

[with object]
  • make a military observation of (a region):they reconnoitred the beach some weeks before the landing [no object]:the raiders were reconnoitring for further attacks

noun

  • an act of reconnoitring:a nocturnal reconnoitre of the camp

Origin:

early 18th century: from obsolete French reconnoître, from Latin recognoscere 'know again' (see recognize)

Spelling help

Remember that there is a double n in reconnoitre; the ending is -re (the spelling reconnoiter is American).

reconnoitre in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of reconnoitre in the US English dictionary