reconnaissance
or re·con·nois·sance
the act of reconnoitering.
Military. a search made for useful military information in the field, especially by examining the ground.
Surveying, Civil Engineering. a general examination or survey of a region, usually followed by a detailed survey.
Geology. an examination or survey of the general geological characteristics of a region.
Origin of reconnaissance
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How to use reconnaissance in a sentence
Early orbital reconnaissance of Cerberus Fossae suggested that some sort of fluid washed over the area not too long ago in geologic terms.
Rumbles on Mars Raise Hopes of Underground Magma Flows | Robin George Andrews | February 1, 2021 | Quanta MagazineThe Cessna was the perfect vehicle for a casual reconnaissance mission.
How One Man Survived a Plane Crash and 5 Days in the Snowy Canadian Wilderness—and Went On to Help Shape the Modern Ski Industry | Cassidy Randall | December 27, 2020 | TimeWhile the Air Force had tried to couch the recent demonstration as being about reconnaissance, in the training exercise that reconnaissance helped select targets for a missile strike.
Its modular framework excels at gaining powerful administrator privileges, spreading rapidly from computer to computer in networks and performing reconnaissance that identifies infected computers belonging to high-value targets.
One of the Internet’s most aggressive threats could take UEFI malware mainstream | Dan Goodin | December 3, 2020 | Ars TechnicaThe company wanted to demonstrate the drone’s ability to conduct maritime intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions.
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In a Lynx, however, Harry could take part in reconnaissance missions and transport passengers.
The New York Times reported that Iran has deployed reconnaissance drones and military equipment to the Iraqi army.
This was a tethered reconnaissance balloon, as first used 220 years ago in the French Revolutionary War.
On August 18, an IED killed Private First Class Morris Walker and Staff Sergeant Clayton Bowen during a reconnaissance mission.
We Lost Soldiers in the Hunt for Bergdahl, a Guy Who Walked Off in the Dead of Night | Nathan Bradley Bethea | June 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTASW assets and crews have been diverted to reconnaissance missions in overland and littoral wars.
At the date of Rose's first reconnaissance to this cellar, these cells were vacant and unguarded.
Finally, to conclude this preliminary reconnaissance, the attitude of Socialism to religion is wholly unjustifiable.
The Inhumanity of Socialism | Edward F. AdamsIt appears somewhat strange that no reconnaissance was made of the Russian position by the generals.
The British Expedition to the Crimea | William Howard RussellDuring the diplomatic reconnaissance led by Caulaincourt, the statesmen of these countries had been busy at Fontainebleau.
The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte | William Milligan SloaneDuring the various expeditions of our reconnaissance I came to employ two distinct methods of working the legs with the lungs.
Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 | Charles Kenneth Howard-Bury
British Dictionary definitions for reconnaissance
reconnoissance
/ (rɪˈkɒnɪsəns) /
the act of reconnoitring
the process of obtaining information about the position, activities, resources, etc, of an enemy or potential enemy
a preliminary inspection of an area of land before an engineering survey is made
Origin of reconnaissance
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