Definition of "reconnoitre" [reconnoitre]

• To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information. (verb)
• To recognise. (verb)
• An act or instance of reconnoitring. (noun)

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• "But although they were groping in the right direction, the Americans had never really taken hold of the Panzer concept in its essence, as conceived by Liddell Hart and developed by Guderian — the heavy, balanced force, moving on tracks not to "reconnoitre" but to strike and to exploit."
• ""reconnoitre," Balla said "to open the gate and lead the way," -- and that Frank should bring up the rear."
• "We landed in an eddy, and climbed directly into the trees to reconnoitre."