reconnoitre

2 definitions found

reconnoitre - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Reconnoiter \Rec`on*noi"ter\, Reconnoitre \Rec`on*noi"tre\
     (r?k`?n*noi"t?r), v. t. [F. reconnoitre, a former spelling of
     reconna[^i]tre. See Recognize.]
     1. To examine with the eye to make a preliminary examination
        or survey of; esp., to survey with a view to military or
        engineering operations.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To recognize. [Obs.] --Sir H. Walpole.
        [1913 Webster]

reconnoitre - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  reconnoitre
      v 1: explore, often with the goal of finding something or
           somebody [syn: scout, reconnoiter, reconnoitre]