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reconnoiterer

/ree-kuh-noi-ter, rek-uh-/US // ˌri kəˈnɔɪ tər, ˌrɛk ə- //

侦察员,侦查员,侦察兵,侦察者

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to inspect, observe, or survey in order to gain information for military purposes.
    • : to examine or survey for engineering, geological, or other purposes.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to make a reconnaissance.

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Examples

  • They sighted the port of Cavite in order to reconnoiter the strength of the fleet stationed there.

  • At daybreak, Havelock sent Colonel Tytler, with the eighteen volunteer horse, to reconnoiter.

  • Pressing on a few hundred yards to reconnoiter the Pomeroy road, we suddenly encountered the enemy.

  • Some of the warriors proposed riding back to the ridge with Painted Weasel to reconnoiter.

  • Darkness had already fallen, and White Otter determined to reconnoiter the plain before the first war party left the ravine.