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Reconnaissance is preliminary research or a preliminary survey such as checking out the lay-of-the-land before taking a military action.

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An example of reconnaissance is when the military has a mission to go to an area and survey the enemy positions.

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noun

an exploratory survey or examination, as in seeking out information about enemy positions or installations, or as in making a preliminary geologic or engineering survey

Origin: Fr, earlier reconnoissance: see recognizance

See reconnaissance in American Heritage Dictionary 4

also re·con·nois·sance

noun

An inspection or exploration of an area, especially one made to gather military information.

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Origin: French

Origin: , from Old French reconoissance, recognition

Origin: , from reconoistre, reconoiss-, to recognize; see recognize

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