- scouting, exploratory survey, reconnoitering, reconnoitring - exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous"
--1 is a kind of reconnaissance, reconnaissance mission
Derived form: verb scout1
- scout, reconnoiter, reconnoitre - explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
--1 is one way to observe
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun scout3, noun scout2, noun scouter1, noun scouting1
The men scout the area for animals
The men scout for animals in the area