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- Dictionaryreconnaissance/rɪˈkɒnɪs(ə)ns/
noun
- 1. military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features: "an excellent aircraft for low-level reconnaissance"
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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.
The meaning of RECONNAISSANCE is a preliminary survey to gain information; especially : an exploratory military survey of enemy territory. How to use reconnaissance in a sentence.
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.
noun. 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. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of reconnaissance 1.
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. /rɪˈkɒnɪsns/ /rɪˈkɑːnɪsns/ ( also British English, informal recce) ( also North American English, 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. Time spent on reconnaissance is seldom wasted.
RECONNAISSANCE definition: the process of getting information about a place or an area for military use. Learn more.
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.
Definition of recon noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. (Military) the act of reconnoitring. 2. (Military) the process of obtaining information about the position, activities, resources, etc, of an enemy or potential enemy. 3. (Civil Engineering) a preliminary inspection of an area of land before an engineering survey is made. [C18: from French, from Old French reconoistre to explore, recognize]
