\Rec`on*noi"ter\, Reconnoitre \Rec`on*noi"tre\
(r?k`?n*noi"t?r), v. t. [F. reconnoitre, a former spelling of
reconna[^i]tre. See {Recognize}.]
1. To examine with the eye to make a preliminary examination
   or survey of; esp., to survey with a view to military or
   engineering operations.
2. To recognize. [Obs.] --Sir H. Walpole.