reconnoitring

Variant of reconnoiter

reconnoiter definition

rec·on·noi·ter (rek′ə no̵it′ər, rē′kə-)

transitive verb, intransitive verb

to make a reconnaissance (of)
also Chiefly Brit.reconnoitre rec′·on·noi′·tre

Etymology: Fr reconnoître, old form of reconnaître < OFr reconoistre: see recognizance

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