reconnaissance
nounattested in dialogue
- //ɹɪˈkɒnɪsəns//
- //ɹiˈkɒnɪsəns//
- //ɹəˈkɒnəsəns//
The act of scouting or exploring (especially military or medical) to gain information.
noun
- 1
The act of scouting or exploring (especially military or medical) to gain information.
The third member, Sergeant Pieter Rousseau, had been with the back-up teams at the Hub; he was an expert on space reconnaissance instrumentation, but on this trip he would have to depend on his own eyes and a small portable telescope.
Etymology
Borrowed from French reconnaissance (“recognition”). Doublet of recognizance.
Forms
- plural
- reconnaissances
recon · reconnaissance.reconcile · To restore a friendly relationship; to bring back or return…reconciliation · The re-establishment of friendly relations; conciliation,…
reconnaissance · The act of scouting or exploring (especially military or medical) to gain information.
reconnect · To connect again or differently.reconsider · To consider a matter again.reconstruct · To construct again; to restore.