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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