Synonyms for reconnoiter
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : ree-kuh-noi-ter, rek-uh- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌri kəˈnɔɪ tər, ˌrɛk ə- |
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for reconnoiter
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