recon

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noun

recon

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verb

reconned; reconning; recons

transitive verb

: 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

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Noun
The company is in the running for potentially lucrative Army programs to field new medium- and long-range recon drones. Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024 Phoenix Ghost likely operates as a hunter-killer combination of long-loiter recon drones working with multiple kamikaze drones. David Hambling, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024
Verb
Bashir, Siedi, and the other leaders recon the target — a pair of shipping containers converted into a kitchen — as the Green Berets spread out to watch the action. Kevin Maurer, Rolling Stone, 28 Aug. 2022 See all Example Sentences for recon 

Word History

Etymology

Verb

derivative of recon entry 1

First Known Use

Noun

1918, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of recon was in 1918

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“Recon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/recon. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.

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