as in surveillance
military activity in which soldiers, airplanes, etc., are sent to find out information about an enemy
There are two helicopters available for reconnaissance. reconnaissance missions
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Recent Examples of reconnaissance
Ingenuity carried only a basic camera, and its work was limited to reconnaissance for Perseverance.
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Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
The interpreter and the scout reconnaissance leader were fast friends.
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Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Ukrainian drones now provide persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance while simultaneously delivering precision strike capabilities against Russian personnel and equipment.
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Hunter Lacroix,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
Presented on June 18, the budget proposal would allow the government to buy more than 208,000 coastal attack drones, along with more than 1,400 coastal reconnaissance drones and 1,320 uncrewed surface vessels, between 2026 and 2031.
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Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
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Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
22 June 2026
The interpreter and the scout reconnaissance leader were fast friends.
—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Ukrainian drones now provide persistent intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance while simultaneously delivering precision strike capabilities against Russian personnel and equipment.
—
Hunter Lacroix,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
Presented on June 18, the budget proposal would allow the government to buy more than 208,000 coastal attack drones, along with more than 1,400 coastal reconnaissance drones and 1,320 uncrewed surface vessels, between 2026 and 2031.
—
Jeremy Hsu,
ArsTechnica,
18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for reconnaissance
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Sometime before the murder Gonzalez was seen on surveillance video footage moving interior cameras.
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The court was also shown a surveillance video from a day before the hearing where Porter was seen attacking a juvenile court staffer and trying to escape.
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One of the more notable aspects of the announcement is American Fusion’s emphasis on third-party observation.
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All these and more measurements and observations are recorded.
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“Reconnaissance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/reconnaissance. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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