reconnoitring
reconnoitring is the present participle and gerund of reconnoitre.
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
Noun
reconnoitring (plural reconnoitrings)
- An act of reconnaissance.
- Circuits then are always made within the line of the troops, and it is in this particular, that circuits differ from discoveries and reconnoitrings.1809, William Duane, The American military library
Forms of reconnoitring
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Questions about reconnoitring
- What does reconnoitring mean?
- Reconnoitring means an act of reconnaissance.
- What is reconnoitring the present participle and gerund of?
- Reconnoitring is the present participle and gerund of reconnoitre.
- What part of speech is reconnoitring?
- Reconnoitring is a noun.
- What is the plural of reconnoitring?
- The plural of reconnoitring is reconnoitrings.
Words near reconnoitring in the dictionary
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