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photoreconnaissance

or pho·to-re·con·nais·sance

[ foh-toh-ri-kon-uh-suhns, -zuhns ]
/ ˌfoʊ toʊ rɪˈkɒn ə səns, -zəns /
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noun
reconnaissance using aerial photography.
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Origin of photoreconnaissance

First recorded in 1940–45; photo- + reconnaissance

Words nearby photoreconnaissance

photoreactivation, photorealism, photoreception, photoreceptor, photorecon, photoreconnaissance, photorecorder, photorecording, photoreduction, photorefractive, photorefractive keratectomy
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British Dictionary definitions for photoreconnaissance

photoreconnaissance
/ (ˌfəʊtəʊrɪˈkɒnɪsəns) /
noun
mainly military reconnaissance from the air by camera
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