reconnoiter

[ ree-kuh-noi-ter, rek-uh- ]

verb (used with object)

to inspect, observe, or survey (the enemy, the enemy's strength or position, a region, etc.) in order to gain information for military purposes.
to examine or survey (a region, area, etc.) for engineering, geological, or other purposes.

verb (used without object)

Origin of reconnoiter

1700–10; <French reconnoître (now obsolete) to explore, Middle French reconoistre.See recognize

Every spacecraft that ever visited the moon, landed on Mars, buzzed by Jupiter, orbited Saturn, or reconnoitered Pluto would be a decidedly unidentified flying object to any alien intelligence that might encounter it.
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They sighted the port of Cavite in order to reconnoiter the strength of the fleet stationed there.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624 | Various
At daybreak, Havelock sent Colonel Tytler, with the eighteen volunteer horse, to reconnoiter.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
Pressing on a few hundred yards to reconnoiter the Pomeroy road, we suddenly encountered the enemy.
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Some of the warriors proposed riding back to the ridge with Painted Weasel to reconnoiter.
Three Sioux Scouts | Elmer Russell Gregor

Darkness had already fallen, and White Otter determined to reconnoiter the plain before the first war party left the ravine.
Three Sioux Scouts | Elmer Russell Gregor

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