reconnoitring
present participle ofreconnoitre
reconnoitre
verb[IorT]
militaryspecializedUK(USreconnoiter)uk/ˌrek.əˈnɔɪ.tər/us/ˌriː.kəˈnɔɪ.t̬ɚ/(ofsoldiersormilitaryaircraft) to getinformationabout anareaor thesizeandpositionofenemyforces
Synonym
scout
The armed forces generally
- anti-military
- army
- barracks
- camouflage
- CAO
- casualty assistance officer
- casualty notification officer
- casualty officer
- challenge
- civvy street
- court martial
- guard
- military
- mufti
- quick march!idiom
- reconnaissance
- the armed forces
- the SBS
- unmilitary
- WRAC
Examplesofreconnoitring
reconnoitring
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
When we werereconnoitringor skirmishing we had to work on our own.
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Flight as a means ofreconnoitringthe enemy's position became of paramount importance.
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I said it was to clear the way byreconnoitring.
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It will have to rise much higher before it can be safe forreconnoitring, and great strides will have to be made in the control of its flight.
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Reconnoitringahead of his men, he was wounded in the neck and then hit in the back with a force which flattened him.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He showed great initiative in establishing forward regimental aid posts,reconnoitringtheir sites beforehand under heavy hostile shell fire, thus greatly assisting the rapid evacuation of casualties.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Holmes continued his habit of personallyreconnoitringevery part of his line.
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