reconnaissance
pronunciation
How to pronounce reconnaissance in British English:
UK [rɪˈkɒnɪsns]
How to pronounce reconnaissance in American English:
US [rɪˈkɑnɪsns]
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- Noun:
- the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)
Word Origin
- reconnaissance
- reconnaissance: see recognize
- reconnaissance (n.)
- 1810, from French reconnaissance "act of surveying," literally "recognition," from Old French reconoissance "recognition, acknowledgement" (see recognizance).
Example
- 1. The national reconnaissance agency launched the spy satellite in december 2006 .
- 2. The mars reconnaissance orbiter is nasa 's most powerful spacecraft currently in orbit around mars .
- 3. The rocket successfully lifted a reconnaissance satellite to low earth orbit .
- 4. This was strictly a reconnaissance mission .
- 5. Therefore countries across the world are expected to invest in reconnaissance and surveillance aircraft to safeguard borders .