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/ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtə/ · verb
(transitive, intransitive, military) To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information..
Our scout will reconnoitre the path ahead of our troops.
Not a drop of rain fell; the clouds went portentously off, like ships of war after reconnoitering a strong fort, to return with added strength and fury.
"Damn!" said Tommy, and tried to sit up. He had remembered. He was in that sinister house in Soho. He uttered a groan and fell back. Through his almost-closed lids he reconnoitred carefully.
As to my person, it will not be so easy to reconnoitre it, for I question whether any of it will remain
The pilot reported the findings of his reconnoitre.
Use reconnoitre when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Reconnoitre means (transitive, intransitive, military) To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information..
Common synonyms include scout, survey, reconnoiter.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Our scout will reconnoitre the path ahead of our troops.
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