Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun reconnoitring

1 sense of reconnoitring

Sense 1
scouting, exploratory survey, reconnoitering, reconnoitring -- (exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous")
       => reconnaissance, reconnaissance mission -- (the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy); "an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb reconnoitre

1 sense of reconnoitre

Sense 1
scout, reconnoiter, reconnoitre -- (explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody)
       => observe -- (watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals")