Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Scouting"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Scout \Scout\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Scouted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Scouting}.]
1. To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for
the purpose of observation, as a scout.
Take more men, And scout him round. --Beau. & Fl.
2. To pass over or through, as a scout; to reconnoiter; as,
to scout a country.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
scouting
n : exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy
territory is very dangerous" [syn: {exploratory survey},
{reconnoitering}, {reconnoitring}]
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