scouting

Definition of Scouting in English :

exploring in order to gain information

Example Sentences:
'scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Scouting

noun

a.

the activities, programmes, principles, etc, of the Scout Association

b.

(as modifier)

the international Scouting movement

noun

1.

the act or process of a person that scouts

2. [often S-]

participation in, or the activities of, the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts

n.

1. The action of one that scouts.

2. often Scouting The activities of the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts.