Category:Reconnoiter

Rec`on*noi"ter, rec`on*noi"tre (rk`n*noi"tr), v. t. Etym: [f. Reconnoitre, a former spelling of reconnaître. See recognize.]

1. To examine with the eye to make a preliminary examination or Survey of; esp., to survey with a view to military or engineering Operations.

2. To recognize. [obs.] Sir h. Walpole.