See Also: reconnoitre(dictionary)
reconnoitre(dictionary)

reconnoitre (iou)



reconnoitre verb & noun. Also *reconnoiter. E18.

A. verb.
verb trans. Military. Make a reconnaissance of. E18.
M. E. Herbert The guides advised a halt, while they reconnoitred the force..of the enemy.
verb intrans. Military. Make a reconnaissance. E18.
E. Blunden To reconnoitre in Ypres..to see the trenches we were to hold.
verb trans. & intrans. transf. Observe or inspect (a person); investigate or look into (a thing, situation, etc.); explore or survey (an area). M18.
D. M. Davin We went back by the route I had reconnoitred. E. O'Brien I reconnoitre his white body while he's muttering on.
verb trans. Recollect, remember; recognize. M18-E19.
b. noun. An act of reconnoitring; a reconnaissance. L18.
J. A. Michener Scouts.., on a reconnoiter to the north, spotted the horses.
reconnoitrer noun M18.