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Verb: reconnoitre  `reku'noytu(r)
Usage: Brit, Cdn (=reconnoiter)
  1. Explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
    - scout, reconnoiter [US]

Derived forms: reconnoitred, reconnoitres, reconnoitring

See also: reconnaissance, reconnoitring [Brit, Cdn]

Type of: observe

Encyclopedia: Reconnoitre