Reconnaissance vs Reconnoiter - What's the difference?
reconnaissance | reconnoiter |
The act of scouting or exploring (especially military or medical) to gain information.
* 1973 , Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama
(transitive, intransitive, military) To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information.
An act or instance of reconnoitering.
Reconnoiter is a related term of reconnaissance.
As nouns the difference between reconnaissance and reconnoiter
is that reconnaissance is the act of scouting or exploring (especially military or medical) to gain information while reconnoiter is an act or instance of reconnoitering.As a verb reconnoiter is
to perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of gaining information.reconnaissance
English
(wikipedia reconnaissance)Alternative forms
* recce (abbreviation) * recon (abbreviation)Noun
- The third member, Sergeant Pieter Rousseau, had been with the back-up teams at the Hub; he was an expert on space reconnaissance instrumentation, but on this trip he would have to depend on his own eyes and a small portable telescope.
reconnoiter
English
Alternative forms
* (qualifier) reconnoitreVerb
(en verb)- Our scout will reconnoiter the path ahead of our troops.
Synonyms
* scout, surveyNoun
(en noun)- ''The pilot reported the findings of his reconnoiter .