reconnaissance

re·con·nais·sance

also re·con·nois·sance  (rĭ-kŏn′ə-səns, -zəns)

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

(rɪˈkɒnɪsəns) or

reconnoissance

n

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]

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re•con•nais•sance

or re•con•nois•sance

(rɪˈkɒn ə səns, -zəns)

n.

1. the act of reconnoitering.

2. a general examination or survey of a region, usu. followed by a detailed survey.

[1800–10; < French; Middle French reconoissance recognizance]

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reconnaissance

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.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.

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 The airport will be used for reconnaissance rather than combat.

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reconnaissance

noun

The act or an instance of exploring or investigating:

exploration, investigation, probe.

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Translations

إسْتِطْلاع، إسْتِكْشاف

průzkum

rekognosceringsondering

Aufklärung

luure

tiedustelu

reconnaissance

felderítés

yfirlits-/forkönnun

ricognizioneavanscoperta

žvalgybažvalgymas

izlūkošana

verkenning

rekognoseringsondering av terrenget

рекогносцировкаразведка

prieskum

keşif

侦察

reconnaissance

[rɪˈkɒnɪsəns]

A. N → reconocimiento m
to make a reconnaissance → reconocer or explorar el terreno, hacer un reconocimiento del terreno

B. CPD reconnaissance flight N → vuelo m de reconocimiento

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reconnaissance

[rɪˈkɒnɪsəns]

n (MILITARY) → reconnaissance f

modif (MILITARY) [plane, mission] → de reconnaissance
reconnaissance flight → vol m de reconnaissance

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

reconnaissance

n (Aviat, Mil) → Aufklärung f; reconnaissance mission → Aufklärungseinsatz m; to be on reconnaissance → bei einem Aufklärungseinsatz sein

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reconnaissance

:

reconnaissance flight

n → Aufklärungsflug m

reconnaissance patrol

n → Spähtrupp m

reconnaissance plane

n → Aufklärer m, → Aufklärungsflugzeug nt

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reconnaissance

[rɪˈkɒnɪs/əns] n (Mil) → ricognizione f

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

reconnaissance

(rəˈkonəsəns) noun

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

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