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

President Coolidge, through the War Department, ordered Army planes to reconnoitre from Boston, but their work was delayed by fogs.

From Time Magazine Archive

Swarms of fighting planes took off to reconnoitre.

From Time Magazine Archive

They were soon at the edge of the clearing, and then halted to reconnoitre before venturing further.

From Bert Wilson, Wireless Operator by Duffield, J. W.