reconnaissance C1 Topic:War & Conflict US /ɹiˈkɒnəsəns/ See IPA manual Freq #15573 Meanings 1 noun the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy) An exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission. 2 noun 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the act of reconnoitring... reconnaissance mission Common collocations reconnaissance mission Noun + noun Etymology Borrowed from French reconnaissance (“recognition”). Doublet of recognizance. Topics War & Conflict External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # reconnaissance **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɹiˈkɒnəsəns/ **Frequency rank:** 15573 ## Meanings 1. the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy) 2. The act of scouting or exploring (especially military or medical) to gain information. ## Examples - An exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission. - 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. ## Synonyms - reconnaissance mission ## Etymology Borrowed from French reconnaissance (“recognition”). Doublet of recognizance. ## Topics - War & Conflict markdown