Definition of "reconnoitering" [reconnoitering]

• Present participle of reconnoiter. (verb)
• A reconnoiter of enemy land or position. (noun)

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• "The OV1's were especially useful in reconnoitering the Ho Chi Minh trail."
• "The OV1's were especially useful in reconnoitering the Ho Chi Minh Trail."
• "An angry correspondence took place, in which he complained bitterly of the time wasted in "smoking and sporting parties," as he termed the reconnoitering expeditions, and in clearing and preparing meadow ground and turnip patches, instead of despatching his ship."