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   reconnoitre

   /ˌrɛkəˈnɔɪtə/

   verb

   • 1. make a military observation of (a region): "they reconnoitred the beach some weeks before the landing"

   noun

   • 1. an act of reconnoitring: "a nocturnal reconnoitre of the camp"

   Word Origin early 18th century: from obsolete French reconnoître, from Latin recognoscere ‘know again’ (see recognize).

   Scrabble Points: 13

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