reconnoitre

Example Sentences

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He was headed, generally, for Lake Superior, and would reconnoitre once he got to Lake Michigan.

From The New Yorker • Oct. 29, 2018

The Sunni caliph Mansur, whose new empire stretched from India to the Atlantic, sailed up and down the Tigris to reconnoitre a place for his home.

From Economist • Jun. 12, 2014

The planes reconnoitre and threaten, the people fear.

From Time Magazine Archive

He did not even reconnoitre to discover the whereabouts of the enemy.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was Edward's suggestion that they should reconnoitre the settlement before they advanced.

From The Fire-Gods A Tale of the Congo by Gilson, Charles