(also BrE informal recce) (also AmE informal recon) noun
[C,U] the activity of getting information about an area for military purposes, using soldiers, planes, etc:
to make an aerial reconnaissance of the island * Time spent on reconnaissance is seldom wasted. * a reconnaissance aircraft / mission / satellite
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