reconnaissance

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/ɹɪˈkɒnɪsəns/

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/ɹɪˈkɒnɪsəns/ · /ɹiˈkɒnɪsəns/ · /ɹəˈkɒnəsəns/

Definition of reconnaissance

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noun

(countable, uncountable)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.”

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Borrowed from French reconnaissance (“recognition”). Doublet of recognizance.

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