SCOUTING

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Exploring in order to gain information

Example:

scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous

Synonyms:

exploratory survey; reconnoitering; reconnoitring; scouting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("scouting" is a kind of...):

reconnaissance; reconnaissance mission (the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy))

Derivation:

scout (explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody)

-ing form of the verb scout