RECONNOITRE


Meaning of RECONNOITRE in English

[ ˌrɛkə'nɔɪtə ]

( US reconnoiter )

■ verb make a military observation of (a region).

■ noun informal an act of reconnoitring.

Origin

C18: from obs. Fr. reconnoître , from L. recognoscere (see recognize ).

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