photoreconnaissance

or pho·to-re·con·nais·sance

[ foh-toh-ri-kon-uh-suhns, -zuhns ]

noun

1. reconnaissance using aerial photography.

photoreconnaissance

/ ˌfəʊtəʊrɪˈkɒnɪsəns /

noun

1. military reconnaissance from the air by camera

Word History and Origins

Origin of photoreconnaissance¹

First recorded in 1940–45; photo- + reconnaissance