Dictionary

reconnoiter en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• [ˌɹʷɛkəˈnɔɪ̯tʰə] (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˌɹˠɛkəˈnɔɪ̯ɾɚ] (US)
• /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtɚ/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From French reconnoître (obsolete spelling of reconnaître), from Latin recognoscere (“to recognize”). Contrarily, there is also an obsolete 19th-century British English spelling reconnaitre (now reconnoitre).

Meanings

1. (US) An act or instance of reconnoitering.
   • The pilot reported the findings of his reconnoiter.

Forms

Relateds

recce · recon · reconnaissance

Translations (18)

sh ìzvidnica (instance of reconnoitering) · bg разузна́ване (instance of reconnoitering) · de Auskundschaften (instance of reconnoitering) · ru рекогносциро́вка (instance of reconnoitering) · sh ѝзвидница (instance of reconnoitering) · be разве́дка (instance of reconnoitering) · de Aufklärung (instance of reconnoitering) · uk рекогносциро́вка (instance of reconnoitering) · uk ро́звідка (instance of reconnoitering) · be рэкагнасцыро́ўка (instance of reconnoitering) · uk розві́дка (instance of reconnoitering) · de Aufklären (instance of reconnoitering) · ga taiscéalaíocht (instance of reconnoitering) · de Auskundschaftung (instance of reconnoitering) · nb rekognosering (instance of reconnoitering) · de Erkundung (instance of reconnoitering) · de Erkunden (instance of reconnoitering) · ru разве́дка (instance of reconnoitering)

reconnoiter en · VERB

Pronunciation

• [ˌɹʷɛkəˈnɔɪ̯tʰə] (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˌɹˠɛkəˈnɔɪ̯ɾɚ] (US)
• /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtɚ/ (US)
• (US) audio
• /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From French reconnoître (obsolete spelling of reconnaître), from Latin recognoscere (“to recognize”). Contrarily, there is also an obsolete 19th-century British English spelling reconnaitre (now reconnoitre).

Meanings

1. (US, intransitive, transitive) To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of acquiring information.
   • Our scout will reconnoiter the path ahead of our troops.
   • Not everything is exactly right on the Enterprise. Something is burning somewhere. People are firing guns. She's not entirely sure she wants to be there. As long as she is high up in the air, she reconnoiters the ship and confirms that there is no way off, no handy gangplanks or stairway thingies. 1992, Neal Stephenson, Snow Crash, page 395:

Forms

Deriveds

reconnoiteringly

Synonyms

survey · scout

Translations (33)

de auskundschaften (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · ru разве́дывать (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · de aufklären (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · es reconocer (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · cs prozkoumat (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · fr reconnaître (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · de erkunden (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · hu felderít (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · sh izviđati (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · la speculor (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · hi सर्वेक्षण (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · cmn 偵察 /侦察 (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · uk розві́дувати (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · ga taiscéalaíocht a dhéanamh (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · mi hūhunu (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · ja 偵察する (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · mi torohē (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · cy rhagchwilio (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · uk розві́дати (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · bg разузнавам (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · es correr la campaña (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · mi hunuhunu (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · ko 정찰(偵察)하다 (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · uk рекогносцирува́ти (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · fi tiedustella (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · pl badać teren (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · mi torotoro (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · ru рекогносци́ровать (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · pl przeprowadzać rekonesans (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · mi ārohi (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · got 𐌱𐌹𐌽𐌹𐌿𐌷𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽 (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · ru разве́дать (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore) · es campear (perform a reconnaissance — see also scout, explore)