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    RECONNOITERING

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Exploring in order to gain informationplay

    Example:

    scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous

    Synonyms:

    exploratory survey; reconnoitering; reconnoitring; scouting

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("reconnoitering" is a kind of...):

    reconnaissance; reconnaissance mission (the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy))

    Derivation:

    reconnoiter (explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody)

     II. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    -ing form of the verb reconnoiter

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