advance scouting
Early enemy assessment
Advance scouting is the practice of gathering information about an opponent, location, or situation before an event.
In sports, advance scouts watch upcoming opponents to study their strategies and tendencies: The advance scouting report showed their pitcher struggles against left-handed batters.
The term extends to any reconnaissance done ahead of time—a campaign aide doing advance scouting for rally venues, or someone checking out restaurants before a group dinner.
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- point manAdvance position person
- terrainLand's physical features
lay of the land · surveillance · mapping · uncharted territory · expedition · vanguard · intel · binoculars · horizon · enemy · outpost · forward operating base · foray · probe · behind enemy lines · pathfinder · forward · recon
- Reconnaissancerecon, recce, observation, recon team, lookout
advance scoutingcombat operations
Active military engagement
attack · active combat · strike · assault · battle
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