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
Meanwhile the escapees are being led to safety by a reconnaissance drone.
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
But in that time, the Houthis have successfully been able to shoot down a significant number of MQ-9 Reaper drones that provide real-time surveillance and reconnaissance information that is key in finding the targets for those airstrikes.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2025
Many Ukrainian troops participating in ongoing assaults or reconnaissance missions would have been in position already, as any moves are typically made during the night due to the threat from Russian troops.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
All three individuals come from the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, Calif., and were on a reconnaissance mission as the Pentagon looks to better its understanding of the U.S.-Mexico border region, The Washington Post reported.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025
But in that time, the Houthis have successfully been able to shoot down a significant number of MQ-9 Reaper drones that provide real-time surveillance and reconnaissance information that is key in finding the targets for those airstrikes.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2025
Many Ukrainian troops participating in ongoing assaults or reconnaissance missions would have been in position already, as any moves are typically made during the night due to the threat from Russian troops.
—Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2025
All three individuals come from the 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division at Camp Pendleton, Calif., and were on a reconnaissance mission as the Pentagon looks to better its understanding of the U.S.-Mexico border region, The Washington Post reported.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconnaissance
Noun
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Last May, a 2016 hotel surveillance video exclusively shared by CNN showed Combs kicking, hitting and dragging Ventura Fine – actions that were first described in her legal complaint.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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On the first day of the trial on Monday, May 12, jurors saw surveillance video of the music mogul beating and kicking Ventura in an elevator bank at the Intercontinental Hotel in Los Angeles in 2016.—
Elizabeth Rosner,
People.com,
14 May 2025
Noun
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Even in the best of times, long-term observations can be very fragile.—
Eric Morgan,
Wired News,
10 May 2025
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His observations are what sets him apart from everybody else.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
10 May 2025
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