noun
Meaning 1
An act or instance of reconnoitring.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- The pilot reported the findings of his reconnoitre.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
reconnoitre
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtə/
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Received-Pronunciation: [ˌɹwɛkəˈnɔɪ̯thə]
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US: /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtɚ/
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US: [ˌɹɣɛkəˈnɔɪ̯ɾɚ]
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CMU ARPABET: R IY2 K AH0 N OY1 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive, transitive
Topics: government, military, politics, war
Examples
- Our scout will reconnoitre the path ahead of our troops.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To recognise.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: scout, reconnoiter
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: observe
History
Etymology
From French reconnoître (obsolete spelling of reconnaître), from Latin recognoscere (“to recognise”). There is also an obsolete 19th-century British English spelling reconnaitre, influenced by the modern French form.