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reconnoitring::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | exploratory survey, reconnoitering, scouting |
| Type of | reconnaissance, reconnaissance mission |
| Derivation | reconnoitre |
Examples of reconnoitring
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Prudhomme, who has been in the Alps reconnoitring stage finishes for the 2013 Tour, said that he was shocked by the findings of Usada.
From the guardian.co.uk
Harold had been reconnoitring the south of England for some time and well appreciated the need to occupy this isthmus at once.
From the en.wikipedia.org
After linking with the battalion, the squadron began reconnoitring, and engaged German infantry and armour they encountered.
From the en.wikipedia.org
At one, famously expensive, we dressed up and went ashore for a reconnoitring coffee, curious to know what you got for two thousand dollars a day.
From the economist.com
For the Battle of Romani, Chauvel chose his ground carefully, reconnoitring it from the ground and the air, and selecting both forward and fall back positions.
From the en.wikipedia.org
On 25 November, an Ethiopian government official acknowledged for the first time that Ethiopian troops had entered Somalian territory for reconnoitring duties.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Scout: explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
- (reconnoitering) scouting: exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous"
- Reconnaissance is a mission to obtain information by visual observation or other detection methods, about the activities and resources of an enemy or potential enemy, or about the meteorologic, hydrographic, or geographic characteristics of a particular area.
- An act or instance of reconnoitering; To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information
- (reconnoitered) Of a region or situation that has been surveyed (especially in a military situation)
- (6. reconnoitering) a gathering of information concerning an enemy's position or movements
- To survey or examine.
