Associations to the word «Reconnoitre»

Wiktionary

RECONNOITRE, verb. (transitive) (intransitive) (military) To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information.
RECONNOITRE, verb. (obsolete) To recognise.
RECONNOITRE, noun. An act or instance of reconnoitring.

Dictionary definition

RECONNOITRE, verb. Explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody.

Wise words

It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
Pythagoras