reconnoitre
verb
[ ˌrɛkəˈnɔɪtə ]
• make a military observation of (a region).
• "they reconnoitred the beach some weeks before the landing"
Similar:
survey,
make a reconnaissance of,
explore,
scout (out),
make a survey of,
make an observation of,
find out the lie of the land,
see how the land lies,
investigate,
examine,
spy out,
scrutinize,
scan,
inspect,
observe,
take a look at,
take stock of,
patrol,
recce,
make a recce of,
case,
case the joint,
check out,
take a shufti round,
suss out,
recon,
reconnoitre
noun
• an act of reconnoitring.
• "a nocturnal reconnoitre of the camp"
Origin:
early 18th century: from obsolete French reconnoître, from Latin recognoscere ‘know again’ (see recognize).
