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Definition of 'Reconnaissance'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) reconnaissance
the act of reconnoitering.

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

Etymology: (1800–10; < F; MF reconoissancerecognizance)

Definition of 'Reconnaissance'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) reconnaissance, reconnaissance mission
the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)
"an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission"

Definition of 'Reconnaissance'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) Reconnaissance
the act of reconnoitering; preliminary examination or survey

2. (noun) Reconnaissance
an examination or survey of a region in reference to its general geological character

3. (noun) Reconnaissance
an examination of a region as to its general natural features, preparatory to a more particular survey for the purposes of triangulation, or of determining the location of a public work

4. (noun) Reconnaissance
an examination of a territory, or of an enemy's position, for the purpose of obtaining information necessary for directing military operations; a preparatory expedition

Definition of 'Reconnaissance'

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

1. Reconnaissance
A mission undertaken to obtain, by visual observation or other detection methods, information about the activities and resources of an enemy or adversary, or to

Translation of 'Reconnaissance'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (the act of making) a study (of land, enemy troops etc) to obtain information, eg before a battle.
Afrikaans: verkenning	Arabic: إسْتِطْلاع، إسْتِكْشاف	Bulgarian: разузнаване
Brazilian: reconhecimento	Czech: průzkum	German: die Aufklärung
Danish: rekognoscering; sondering	Greek: αναγνώριση εδάφους	Spanish: reconocimiento
Estonian: maakuulamine	Farsi: شناسایی؛ اکتشاف	Finnish: tiedustelu
French: reconnaissance	Hebrew: סִיוּר למטרת בִּיוּן	Hindi: किसी स्थान का सैनिक सर्वे
Croatian: izviđanje, izvidnica	Hungarian: felderítés	Indonesian: penyelidikan
Icelandic: yfirlits-/forkönnun	Italian: ricognizione, perlustrazi	Japanese: 偵察
Korean: 조사	Lithuanian: žvalgyba	Latvian: izlūkošana
Malay: mengkaji untuk peperangan	Dutch: verkenning	Norwegian: sondering av terrenget, r
Polish: zwiad	Persian: شناسایی؛ اکتشاف	Pashto: لومړنى سروى چه ددښمن دپوځ
Portuguese: reconhecimento	Romanian: recunoaştere	Russian: разведка
Slovak: prieskum	Slovenian: poizvedovanje, izvidnica	Serbian: izviđanje
Swedish: rekognoscering, spaning	Thai: การลาดตระเวน	Turkish: keşif
Taiwanese: 偵察	Ukrainian: розвідка; рекогносцируван	Urdu: فوجی معاءنہ
Vietnamese: sự do thám	Chinese: 侦察
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