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reconnaissance


Definition: Meaning of, reconnaissance in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rɪˈkɒnɪs(ə)ns /

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reconnaissance reconnaissances
[uncountable and countable]
  1. the military activity of sending soldiers and aircraft to find out about the enemy's forces
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reconnaissance used in phrases

  • Air Force Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (noun)
    1. an agency focused on ensuring that the United States military attains information superiority; operates worldwide ground sites and an array of airborne reconnaissance and surveillance platforms
  • National Reconnaissance Office (noun)
    1. an intelligence agency in the United States Department of Defense that designs and builds and operates space reconnaissance systems to detect trouble spots worldwide and to monitor arms control agreements and environmental issues and to help plan military operations
  • air reconnaissance (noun)
    1. reconnaissance either by visual observation from the air or through the use of airborne sensors
  • electronic reconnaissance (noun)
    1. other than radioactive the detection and identification and evaluation and location of foreign electromagnetic radiations
  • reconnaissance by fire (noun)
    1. a method of reconnaissance in which fire is placed on a suspected enemy position in order to cause the enemy to disclose his presence by moving or returning fire
  • reconnaissance in force (noun)
    1. or to obtain other information an offensive operation designed to discover or test the enemy's strength
  • reconnaissance mission (noun)
    1. especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy the act of scouting or exploring
  • reconnaissance plane (noun)
    1. military a military aeroplane used to gain information about an enemy
  • reconnaissance vehicle (noun)
    1. military fast armoured military vehicle with four-wheel drive and open top
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