'Scouting' definitions:

Definition of 'scouting'

From: WordNet
noun
Exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous" [syn: scouting, exploratory survey, reconnoitering, reconnoitring]

Definition of 'Scouting'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Take more men, And scout him round. --Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To pass over or through, as a scout; to reconnoiter; as, to scout a country. [1913 Webster]