scouting

English Thesaurus

1. exploring in order to gain information (noun.act)

hypernym	:	reconnaissance, reconnaissance mission,
definition	:	the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy) (noun.act)

derivation	:	reconnoiter, reconnoitre, scout,
definition	:	explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody (verb.perception)

derivation	:	reconnoiter, reconnoitre, scout,
definition	:	explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody (verb.perception)