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Verb: reconnoiter  `ree-ku'noy-tur or `re-ku'noy-tur
Usage: US (=reconnoitre)
  1. Explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
    - scout, reconnoitre [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: reconnoitered, reconnoiters, reconnoitering

See also: reconnaissance, reconnoitering [N. Amer]

Type of: observe

Encyclopedia: Reconnoiter