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reconnoitering

/ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtəɹɪŋ/

reconnoitering is the present participle and gerund of reconnoiter.

Meaning of reconnoiter

Verb

reconnoiter (third-person singular simple present reconnoiters, present participle reconnoitering, simple past and past participle reconnoitered)

  1. (US, intransitive, transitive) To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of acquiring information.
    • Our scout will reconnoiter the path ahead of our troops.
    Synonyms:
    scout, survey

See all 2 meanings of reconnoiter

Noun

reconnoitering (plural reconnoiterings)

  1. A reconnoiter of enemy land or position.

Forms of reconnoitering

Verb
alternative formreconnoitring
Noun
pluralreconnoiterings

Questions about reconnoitering

What does reconnoitering mean?
Reconnoitering means a reconnoiter of enemy land or position.
What is reconnoitering the present participle and gerund of?
Reconnoitering is the present participle and gerund of reconnoiter.
What part of speech is reconnoitering?
Reconnoitering is a noun.
How do you pronounce reconnoitering?
Reconnoitering is pronounced /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtəɹɪŋ/.
What is the plural of reconnoitering?
The plural of reconnoitering is reconnoiterings.

Words near reconnoitering in the dictionary

  1. reconnoissances
  2. reconnoiter
  3. reconnoitered
  4. reconnoiterer
  5. reconnoiterers
  6. reconnoitering
  7. reconnoiteringly
  8. reconnoiterings
  9. reconnoiters
  10. reconnoitre
  11. reconnoitred

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Adapted from Wiktionary: reconnoitering (page history and authors); reconnoiter (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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