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noun
- 1. short for reconnaissance
verb
- 1. short for reconnoitre
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RECON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of recon in English. recon. noun [ C ] US uk / ˈriː.kɒn / us / ˈriː.kɑːn / Add to word list. informal for reconnaissance specialized. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Military training & ceremonies. assault course. attention. civil defence. drill. drumhead. ease. fall in. fatigue.
Jun 6, 2012 · : to conduct a preliminary and especially an exploratory survey of : to do a reconnaissance of (something) In another village we sent an advance party to recon the place. Wallace Terry. Examples of recon in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. Noun.
the process of obtaining information about enemy forces or positions by sending out small groups of soldiers or by using aircraft: Aerial reconnaissance showed the location of the enemy’s tanks.
RECON | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of recon in English. recon. noun [ C ] US us / ˈriː.kɑːn / uk / ˈriː.kɒn / Add to word list. informal for reconnaissance specialized. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Military training & ceremonies. assault course. attention. civil defense. drumhead. ease. fall in. fatigue.
reconnaissance. verb (used with or without object) , re·conned, re·con·ning. reconnoiter. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of recon 1. An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; by shortening. Discover More. Example Sentences.
Definition of recon noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Reconnaissance is checking out a situation before taking action. Often it’s used as a military term, but you could also do reconnaissance on a new employee before you hire her, or a resort before you take a vacation.
noun. /rɪˈkɑnəsəns/ , /rɪˈkɑnəzəns/. (informal recon) [countable, uncountable] the activity of getting information about an area for military purposes, using soldiers, planes, etc. to make an aerial reconnaissance of the island a reconnaissance aircraft/mission/satellite Topic Collocations.
Reconnaissance is the activity of obtaining military information about a place by sending soldiers or planes there, or by the use of satellites. The helicopter was returning from a reconnaissance mission.
noun. 1. military slang, US. reconnaissance. Duties include air-to-air missions, air-to-sea and air-to-land, plus recon and rescue assignments. Pooster and I were out on a night patrol doing a recon when we detected someone on our trail. 2. genetics. the smallest genetic unit capable of recombining. adjective.
