Definition of "reconnoiter" [rec•on•noi•ter]

• To make a preliminary inspection of, especially in order to gather military information. (verb-transitive)
• To make a reconnaissance. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "Their ability to quickly reconnoiter is why we have such great coverage of everything that went down."
• "He trod on empty cartridges as he walked from room to room to reconnoiter from the windows."
• "In this case, an exception should be made not only for clumsy phrases, but for simple oversights, such as a girl going to "reconnoiter" rather than rendezvous with her boyfriend."