reconnoitred
past simple and past participle ofreconnoitre
reconnoitre
verb[IorT]
militaryspecializedUK(USreconnoiter)uk/ˌrek.əˈnɔɪ.tər/us/ˌriː.kəˈnɔɪ.t̬ɚ/(ofsoldiersormilitaryaircraft) to getinformationabout anareaor thesizeandpositionofenemyforces
Synonym
scout
The armed forces generally
- anti-military
- army
- barracks
- camouflage
- CAO
- casualty assistance officer
- casualty notification officer
- casualty officer
- challenge
- civvy street
- court martial
- guard
- military
- mufti
- quick march!idiom
- reconnaissance
- the armed forces
- the SBS
- unmilitary
- WRAC
Examplesofreconnoitred
reconnoitred
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
They had meticulously studied andreconnoitredthe location and dispositions of each of the divisions and their main headquarters.
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A transporter on the route, which had been previouslyreconnoitred, had difficulty in negotiating two very sharp bends and blocked the road.
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The troops must be trained to deploy at short notice into their previouslyreconnoitredpositions and according to strategy agreed by their allies.
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In addition, the areas in which they were to operate were thoroughlyreconnoitred.
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In another case the ship wasreconnoitredwith a searchlight on the night before, and at dawn an aeroplane came down and sank her.
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The company commander hadreconnoitredand chosen the shallowest place for crossing.
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Once you get tanks away from areconnoitredground they get into trouble at once.
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Newry wasreconnoitred, but was found to be less suitable, from a military point of view, for the location of troops than other places.
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Will he take steps in future to see that obstacles of this character are sufficientlyreconnoitredand danger signals posted before we waste lives unnecessarily in this way?
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The route wasreconnoitredand found to be passable by a lightly armed force.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It was useful when enemy positions had not been thoroughlyreconnoitred, as it did not depend on identifying individual targets in advance.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The teamreconnoitredthe area and planned the abduction.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The ascent was all the more remarkable because the peak was explored,reconnoitredand climbed all within one season; and was climbed without the use of supplemental oxygen.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Sultanreconnoitredthe opposing army from an eminence and observing the vast numbers he regretted having come thither.
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