reconnoitering

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/ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtəɹɪŋ/

noun

A reconnoiter of enemy land or position.

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scoutingexploratory surveyreconnoitring
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Meanings

verb

alternative reconnoitring

  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of reconnoiter
nounreconnoitering (plural reconnoiterings)

plural reconnoiterings · alternative reconnoitring

  1. A reconnoiter of enemy land or position.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounexploring in order to gain information

Similar
scoutingexploratory surveyreconnoitring
Broader
reconnaissancereconnaissance mission
Also see
reconnoitringscouting

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

reconnoitering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconnoitering

MLA

“reconnoitering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconnoitering. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reconnoitering,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reconnoitering.

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