Definitions for reconnaissance
rɪˈkɒn ə səns, -zənsre·con·nais·sance

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. reconnaissance, reconnaissance missionnoun

   the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)

   "an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 2 votes

1. reconnaissancenoun

   The act of scouting or exploring (especially military or medical) to gain information.

2. Etymology: From reconnaissance

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reconnaissance

   In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration outside an area occupied by friendly forces to gain information about natural features and other activities in the area. Examples of reconnaissance include patrolling by troops (skirmishers, Long Range Reconnaissance Patrol, U.S. Army Rangers, cavalry scouts, or military intelligence specialists), ships or submarines, manned/unmanned reconnaissance aircraft, satellites, or by setting up covert observation posts. Espionage normally is not reconnaissance, because reconnaissance is a military's special forces operating ahead of its main forces; spies are non-combatants operating behind enemy lines. Often called "recce" (British, Canadian and Australian English) or "recon" (American English), the associated verb is reconnoitre.

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1. reconnaissance

   Reconnaissance is the military term for exploring beyond the area occupied by friendly forces to gain information about enemy forces or features of the environment for military action. However, more generally, reconnaissance refers to any exploratory or preliminary survey or research to gather information.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Reconnaissancenoun

   the act of reconnoitering; preliminary examination or survey

2. Reconnaissancenoun

   an examination or survey of a region in reference to its general geological character

3. Reconnaissancenoun

   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. Reconnaissancenoun

   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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1. Reconnaissance

   Reconnaissance is the military term for exploring beyond the area occupied by friendly forces to gain vital information about enemy forces or features of the environment for later analysis and/or dissemination. Often referred to as recce or recon, the associated verb is reconnoitre in British English or reconnoiter in American English. Examples of reconnaissance include patrolling by troops, ships or submarines, manned/unmanned aircraft, satellites, or by setting up covert observation posts. Espionage normally is not reconnaissance, because reconnaissance is a military force's operating ahead of its main forces; spies are non-combatants operating behind enemy lines.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Reconnaissance

   re-kon′i-sans, n. the act of reconnoitring: a survey or examination: the examination of a tract of country with a view to military or engineering operations.—Reconnaissance in force, an attack by a body of troops to discover the strength of the enemy. [Fr.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. reconnaissance

   A word adopted from the French, as meaning a military or nautical examination of a place.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of reconnaissance in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of reconnaissance in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of reconnaissance in a Sentence

1. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon:

   The Tornado squadrons have proved their worth in the air campaign because of the precision weapons they have and because of the reconnaissance and surveillance that they carry out when they're not striking, the Americans and other allies have particularly valued the contribution of the Tornado and that's why we are continuing the Tornado squadron for another year.

2. Huw Williams:

   Due to its limited operating range - about two km - if the Indian military is using the system it would most likely be for close reconnaissance or security work, our Middle East editor believes that Islamic State are using similar systems.

3. Ken Farley:

   [It's] very interesting for us in the science side to be able to participate in this demonstration of the operational capability of a helicopter, of course, we recognize that the ability to both scout rover traverse directions, making sure that there are pathways that are safe and efficient to get us to where we want to goand the ability to fly the helicopter out into terrain that the rover cannot possibly traverse to bring back scientific data -- this is extremely important for future missions that could combine a rover with a reconnaissance helicopter.

4. Anton Bychkovski:

   Mainly, there are attempts to reconnoiter the territory of Belarus with the help of drones, we registered more than 400 instances of such attempts last year. Ukrainian forces sent drones alongside the border with Belarus, at times violating the air space. Technical means available for defense of Belarus allow us to counter such means of reconnaissance. Often such drones are forced to land in Belarus.

5. Peter James:

   When we combined that with lunar topography data from the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, we discovered the unexpectedly large amount of mass hundreds of miles underneath the South Pole-Aitken basin, one of the explanations of this extra mass is that the metal from the asteroid that formed this crater is still embedded in the Moons mantle.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=reconnaissance
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconnaissance
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reconnaissance
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reconnaissance
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=reconnaissance
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=reconnaissance
8. ^ Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
   https://www.tradoc.army.mil/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/AD1029823-DOD-Dictionary-of-Military-and-Associated-Terms-2017.pdf
9. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=reconnaissance