photoreconnaissance
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of photoreconnaissance
First recorded in 1940–45; photo- + reconnaissance
Example Sentences
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Photoreconnaissance was a classified area, and however romantic I found the idea of Ben flying out over the desert in the nose of a Blenheim light bomber, he was much more likely to have served in Interpretation.
From The Verge
Very simply, the missiles follow topographic maps developed with photoreconnaissance satellites.
From US News
Photoreconnaissance satellites literally drop their film to earth for processing.
From Time Magazine Archive
At 44, he had won permission to fly photoreconnaissance missions over his native France.
From Time Magazine Archive
Its photoreconnaissance specialists and weapons analysts are the gumshoes who stake out the Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces.
From Time Magazine Archive
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