reconnoitred
reconnoitred is the alternative spelling of reconnoitered.
reconnoitred is the simple past and past participle of reconnoitre.
Meaning of reconnoitered
Adjective
reconnoitered (comparative more reconnoitered, superlative most reconnoitered)
Meaning of reconnoitre
Verb
reconnoitre (third-person singular simple present reconnoitres, present participle reconnoitring, simple past and past participle reconnoitred)
- To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information.
- Our scout will reconnoitre the path ahead of our troops.
- To recognise.
- As to my person, it will not be so easy to reconnoitre it, for I question whether any of it will remain1765, Horace Walpole, The Correspondence of Horace Walpole, with George Montagu, Esq
Words formed from reconnoitred
Questions about reconnoitred
- What is reconnoitred the alternative spelling of?
- Reconnoitred is the alternative spelling of reconnoitered.
Words near reconnoitred in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: reconnoitred (page history and authors); reconnoitered (page history and authors); reconnoitre (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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