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
This includes the provision of advanced fighter aircraft, air defense systems, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance tools, and cyber capabilities.
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2025
American reconnaissance flights over eastern Europe, for example, have offered Kyiv otherwise unattainable forewarning on Russian activity and assistance in targeting.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 19 June 2025
Commando teams could attempt onsite reconnaissance but would face obvious risks of attack by Iranian forces.
—Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025
Of course, inserting a reconnaissance craft into orbit around the asteroid would allow more detailed measurements.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
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Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 19 June 2025
American reconnaissance flights over eastern Europe, for example, have offered Kyiv otherwise unattainable forewarning on Russian activity and assistance in targeting.
—David Brennan, ABC News, 19 June 2025
Commando teams could attempt onsite reconnaissance but would face obvious risks of attack by Iranian forces.
—Robert A. Pape, Foreign Affairs, 17 June 2025
Of course, inserting a reconnaissance craft into orbit around the asteroid would allow more detailed measurements.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconnaissance
Noun
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Though the method of attack wasn’t revealed, an investigation found the hacker had obtained call and location data from the attache’s phone and surveillance video Mexico City's camera system.—
Thomas Brewster,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Police said the crime scene remains active as detectives continue seeking witnesses, video surveillance and other evidence.—
Brian Bell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 June 2025
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The 2019 failure of a military observation satellite for the United Arab Emirates, called the Vega rocket, led to $411 million in claims — the largest such loss in history, Reuters reported.—
Tom Brown,
Space.com,
28 June 2025
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Host quarterly or monthly sessions where employees across roles share their observations, stories, and hypotheses about the market.—
Rhea Wessel,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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“Reconnaissance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconnaissance. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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