reconnoitre

About 0.20 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information.

   Our scout will reconnoitre the path ahead of our troops.

2. verb To recognise.
3. noun An act or instance of reconnoitring.

   The pilot reported the findings of his reconnoitre.

Similar words

reconnoiter scout reconnaissance detect discover recognize recense re-search reconscript reconquer

Often followed by

the and a in it for their them towards