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Definition of Reconnoitring

1. Noun. Exploring in order to gain information. "Scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous"

Definition of Reconnoitring

1. Verb. (present participle of reconnoitre) ¹

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Definition of Reconnoitring

1. reconnoitre [v] - See also: reconnoitre

Lexicographical Neighbors of Reconnoitring

Literary usage of Reconnoitring

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of Mexico by Hubert Howe Bancroft, William Nemos, Thomas Savage, Joseph Joshua Peatfield (1883)
"PLAN FOB THE INVESTMENT OF MEXICO—reconnoitring Torn r. ... the investment of Mexico, and this involved a reconnoitring tour round the lake, for which the ..."

2. The French in America During the War of Independence of the United States by Thomas Balch (1891)
"You are mistaken," Rochambeau said to him ; "but by reconnoitring the fort from a nearer point we may be assured of it." He ordered the firing to cease, ..."

3. The Works of Washington Irving by Washington Irving (1862)
"... SHIPS AT FORT WASHINGTON—MARCH OF LEE FORTIFIED CAMP AT WHITE PLAINS—reconnoitring THE AFFAIR AT CHATTERTON HILL RELATIVE SITUATION OF THE ARMIES—CHANGE ..."

4. International Law: A Treatise by Lassa Oppenheim (1921)
"A reconnoitring R*?°?- party need not keep on the road if they can better serve and Con- ... reconnoitring ..."

5. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1884)
"... An Exciting Adventure — Separated from My Command — Making the Best of It — Ruined Ammunition— On the Edge of Peril — reconnoitring the Indian Camp — My ..."

6. A Canyon Voyage: The Narrative of the Second Powell Expedition Down the by Frederick Samuel Dellenbaugh, John Wesley Powell (1908)
"... CHAPTER XII reconnoitring and Triangulating—A Pai Ute New Year's Dance—The Major Goes to Salt Lake—Snowy Days on the Kaibab—At Pipe Spring—Gold Hunters ..."

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