transcription, транскрипция: [ rekənɔɪtə(r) ]
( reconnoitres, reconnoitring, reconnoitred)
Note: in AM, use 'reconnoiter'
To reconnoitre an area means to obtain information about its geographical features or about the size and position of an army there.
He was sent to Eritrea to reconnoitre the enemy position...
I left a sergeant in command and rode forward to reconnoitre.
VERB : V n , V