reconnoitre

Other spellings

• (US) reconnoiter

Pronunciation

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

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Verb

Plain form reconnoitre

Third-person singular reconnoitres

Past tense reconnoitred

Past participle reconnoitred

Present participle reconnoitring

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

   Our scout will reconnoitre the path ahead of our troops.