reconnoiter

Other spellings

• (UK) (Canada) reconnoitre

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˌrɛkəˈnɔɪtə/ or [ˌrʷɛkəˈnɔɪ̯tʰə]
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌrɛkəˈnɔɪtɚ/ or [ˌrˠɛkəˈnɔɪ̯ɾɚ]

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Verb

Plain form reconnoiter

Third-person singular reconnoiters

Past tense reconnoitered

Past participle reconnoitered

Present participle reconnoitering

1. (transitive & intransitive) (military) If you reconnoiter, you perform a reconnaissance of an area.

   Our scout will reconnoiter the path ahead of our troops.