Reconnaissance

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹɪˈkÉ’nÉ™sÉ™ns/

Alternative forms

• recce abbreviation
• recon abbreviation

Origin

Borrowing from fr {{2}} reconnaissance ("recognition")

Full definition of reconnaissance

Noun

1. The act of scouting or exploring (especially military or medical) to gain information.
• 1973, Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with RamaThe 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.

Related terms

• reconnoiter, reconnoitre