RECONNOITRING

scouting, exploratory survey, reconnoitering, reconnoitring

(noun) exploring in order to gain information; “scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

reconnoitring

present participle of reconnoitre

Noun

reconnoitring (plural reconnoitrings)

An act of reconnaissance.

Source: Wiktionary


RECONNOITRE

Rec`on*noi"ter, Rec`on*noi"tre (rk`n*noi"tr), v. t. Etym: [F. reconnoitre, a former spelling of reconnaître. 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.

2. To recognize. [Obs.] Sir H. Walpole.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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(noun) the fusion of originally different inflected forms (resulting in a reduction in the use of inflections)


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