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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)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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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"
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Webster Dictionary |
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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
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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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
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Sense: (the act of making) a study (of land, enemy troops etc) to obtain information, eg before a battle.
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 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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