as in surveillance
military activity in which soldiers, airplanes, etc., are sent to find out information about an enemy
There are two helicopters available for reconnaissance. reconnaissance missions
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Recent Examples of reconnaissance
Lamb commands 201 Squadron, which conducts maritime reconnaissance patrols using Poseidons.
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Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
One day, the U.S. Army veteran and recipient of two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart decided to go back to his roots and leave the office on a reconnaissance mission.
—Daniel Rivero, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
That could mean using drones to monitor a ship's movements, using intelligence to know a ship's origin or destination, using reconnaissance aircraft like the E-2 Hawkeye or helicopters that are launched from an aircraft carrier.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Pacific Aero Products changed its name in 1917 to Boeing Airplane Company and provided the U.S. Navy with Model C reconnaissance aircraft during World War I. After the war, the company sold furniture and even flat-bottom boats in the first of its downturns.
—John Pacenti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Alan Crawford, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026
One day, the U.S. Army veteran and recipient of two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart decided to go back to his roots and leave the office on a reconnaissance mission.
—Daniel Rivero, Miami Herald, 17 Apr. 2026
That could mean using drones to monitor a ship's movements, using intelligence to know a ship's origin or destination, using reconnaissance aircraft like the E-2 Hawkeye or helicopters that are launched from an aircraft carrier.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
Pacific Aero Products changed its name in 1917 to Boeing Airplane Company and provided the U.S. Navy with Model C reconnaissance aircraft during World War I. After the war, the company sold furniture and even flat-bottom boats in the first of its downturns.
—John Pacenti, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconnaissance
Noun
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The second is the surveillance of James (Mago) Gately, a Hutch gang member whom the Kinahans planned to murder in 2017.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2026
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Following 19 months of surveillance, more than 500 troops, six helicopters, and several planes descended on the facility, which was being protected by a perimeter of roughly 30 pickup trucks and over 60 gunmen.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Each new burst of observation, each refined model, peels back another layer, showing us just how dynamic and surprising the life of a star can be.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
3 May 2026
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Habermas wasn’t alone in making such observations.—
Adam Kirsch,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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“Reconnaissance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconnaissance. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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