Antonyms for reconnoiter

Grammar : Verb

Spell : ree-kuh-noi-ter, rek-uh-

Phonetic Transcription : ˌri kəˈnɔɪ tər, ˌrɛk ə-

Definition of reconnoiter

Origin : also reconnoitre, 1707, "make a survey," from older French reconnoitre (Modern French reconnaître), from Old French reconoistre "to identify" (see recognize).

verb inspect

Example sentences :

There was no cranny in the rocks too small for them to reconnoiter with caution.
Extract from : « Riders of the Silences » by John Frederick

While the crew rested, he climbed the face of a rocky cliff to reconnoiter.
Extract from : « Canada: the Empire of the North » by Agnes C. Laut

We are to reconnoiter along this road and down toward that bridge (pointing).
Extract from : « Manual of Military Training » by James A. Moss

Presently a Persian on horseback rode up to reconnoiter the pass.
Extract from : « Children's Literature » by Charles Madison Curry

There appeared to be no one on this side, and Lovejoy stepped forward to reconnoiter.
Extract from : « Historic Adventures » by Rupert S. Holland

A small boat with a pilot and midshipman was sent in to reconnoiter the harbor.
Extract from : « Historic Adventures » by Rupert S. Holland

In an hour we halted, and the cavalry went forward to reconnoiter.
Extract from : « The Secret Service. » by Albert D. Richardson

Then Dick crept through the opening in the crumbling wall to reconnoiter.
Extract from : « The Phantom Yacht » by Carol Norton

Yes, and I have come to ask if I may go and reconnoiter the British encampment.
Extract from : « The Dare Boys in Virginia » by Stephen Angus Cox

Melendez immediately sent a detachment of men to reconnoiter.
Extract from : « Petals Plucked from Sunny Climes » by Sylvia Sunshine

Synonyms for reconnoiter

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