reconning
Surveying enemy territory
Reconning is the present participle of recon, military slang for reconnaissance—gathering information about enemy positions or terrain before a mission.
The term has spread to gaming and casual use, meaning to scout or check out an area: I'm reconning the building before we go in, She spent an hour reconning the neighborhood.
Observing to gather information
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- missionPurpose-driven task
target · enemy · terrain · stealth · ambush · advance · camouflage · operatives
Observing to gather information
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- terrainLand's physical features
- unchartedNot yet documented
- frontierEdge of settlement
wilderness · pathfinding · surveying · topography · charting · trailblazing · geography
Ongoing observation of something
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- scanningSystematic visual examination
- stakeoutProlonged covert observation
overwatch · watching · spying · eavesdropping
Thoroughly investigating something
- examiningInspecting with care
- fact-findingSeeking verified information
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
scouting
Observing to gather information
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
mission · target · enemy · terrain · stealth · ambush · advance · camouflage · operatives · perimeter
scouting
Observing to gather information
frontier · wilderness · pathfinding · surveying · topography · charting · trailblazing · geography
monitoring
Ongoing observation of something
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- scanningSystematic visual examination
stakeout · overwatch · watching · spying · eavesdropping
probing
Thoroughly investigating something
- examiningInspecting with care
- fact-findingSeeking verified information
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
loadouts
Preset equipment arrangements
reconningstaying put
Remaining in place
hunkering down · standing down · waiting · hiding · camping
recognize, reckon, recognition, reckoning, recognized, recognizing, recognizable, unrecognized, recon