Reconnoitring

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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."

  2. 2
    exploring in order to gain information wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of reconnoitre form-of, gerund, participle, present

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exploratory surveyreconnoiteringscoutingscouting

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"Circuits then are always made within the line of the troops, and it is in this particular, that circuits differ from discoveries and reconnoitrings."

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