Survey; superintendence, oversight; inspection.

The action of viewing or examining in detail (esp. officially); †the exploration (of a country).

The act of viewing, examining, or inspecting in detail, esp. for some specific purpose; usually spec. a formal or official inspection of the…

gen. An inspection, examination, or survey. Obsolete.

The action of review, v. (in various senses). Also: an instance of this; a review.

A general survey or reconsideration of some subject or thing; (now esp.) a report on, or summary and evaluation of, events or developments over a…

figurative and in figurative contexts. Anything presented as or likened to a journey or act of travelling; esp. a survey, review, or consideration…

A survey or review of past acts or events, esp. with reference to a particular subject or sphere.

The act of surveying; survey.

In non-military contexts. A survey, inspection, etc., carried out in order to gain information of some kind; the action of carrying out such a survey.

= reconnaissance, n. 2. Now rare.

A (quick) inspection or examination; a survey; a reconnaissance.

A (quick) inspection or examination. Frequently in to give (a person or thing) a look-over.

An act of reconnoitring; a reconnaissance.

a look or search round a place.

figurative. Anything likened to a journey or act of travelling through something; esp. a survey, review, or consideration of a subject, argument…

= reconnaissance, n.; a survey of this kind. Cf. recco, n., recon, n.1

An extensive tour. Usually figurative, a broad, general survey.