reconnaissance

re·con·nais·sance also re·con·nois·sance  (r-kn-sns, -zns)

n.

An inspection or exploration of an area, especially one made to gather military information.

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[French, from Old French reconoissance, recognition, from reconoistre, reconoiss-, to recognize; see recognize.]

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reconnaissance [rik-kon-iss-anss]

Noun

1. the process of obtaining information about the position and movements of an enemy

2. a preliminary inspection [French]

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A mission undertaken to obtain, by visual observation or other detection methods, information about the activities and resources of an enemy or potential enemy, or to secure data concerning the meteorological, hydrographic, or geographic characteristics of a particular area. Also called RECON.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

reconnaissance - the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy); "an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission" reconnaissance mission intelligence activity, intelligence operation, intelligence - the operation of gathering information about an enemy recce, recco, reccy - reconnaissance (by shortening) exploratory survey, reconnoitering, reconnoitring, scouting - exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous" air reconnaissance - reconnaissance either by visual observation from the air or through the use of airborne sensors reconnaissance by fire - 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 - an offensive operation designed to discover or test the enemy's strength (or to obtain other information) shufti - a quick look around (originally military slang); "take a shufti while you're out there" electronic reconnaissance - the detection and identification and evaluation and location of foreign electromagnetic radiations (other than radioactive)

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reconnaissance

noun inspection, survey, investigation, observation, patrol, scan, exploration, scouting, scrutiny, recce (slang) reconnoitring

Translations

reconnaissance [rɪˈkɔnɪsns] n (MIL) → reconocimiento

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reconnaissance [rɪˈkɔnɪsns] n (Mil) → reconnaissance f

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reconnaissance [rɪˈkɔnɪsns] n (Mil) → Aufklärung f

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reconnaissance [rɪˈkɔnɪsns] n (MIL) → ricognizione f

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reconnaissance

n reconnaissance [rəˈkonəsəns]

(the act of making) a study (of land, enemy troops etc) to obtain information, eg before a battle. verkenning إسْتِطْلاع، إسْتِكْشاف разузнаване průzkum rekognoscering; sondering die Aufklärung αναγνώριση εδάφους reconocimiento maakuulamine شناسایی؛ اکتشاف tiedusteluretki reconnaissance סִיוּר למטרת בִּיוּן किसी स्थान का सैनिक सर्वेक्षण izviđanje, izvidnica felderítés penyelidikan yfirlits-/forkönnun ricognizione, perlustrazione 偵察 정찰, 답사 žvalgyba izlūkošana mengkaji untuk peperangan verkenning sondering av terrenget, rekognosering zwiad reconhecimento re­cu­noaştere разведка prieskum poizvedovanje, izvidnica izviđanje rekognoscering, spaning การลาดตระเวน keşif 偵察 розвідка; рекогносцирування فوجی معاءنہ sự do thám 侦察