reconnaissance

noun

re·con·nais·sance ri-ˈkä-nə-zən(t)s

-sən(t)s

Synonyms of reconnaissance next

: a preliminary survey to gain information

especially : an exploratory military survey of enemy territory

Examples of reconnaissance in a Sentence

There are two helicopters available for reconnaissance. They did a reconnaissance of the enemy's position.

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And, even if all the accounts were 2FA-protected, there’s still that hacker reconnaissance issue to consider. —

Davey Winder, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025 Downing was piloting an F-4C Phantom II aircraft during a nighttime armed reconnaissance mission over the then-Democratic Republic of Vietnam on Sept. 5, 1967, when his aircraft vanished, the agency said. —

Abigail Adams, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025 Downing, 33, was piloting one of two aircraft in a nighttime armed reconnaissance mission over what was then known as the Democratic Republic of Vietnam on Sept. 5, 1967. —

Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2025 Kadena also hosts a number of fighter jets and reconnaissance aircraft. —

Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for reconnaissance