reconnaissance
noun
[ rɪˈkɒnɪs(ə)ns ]
• military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.
• "an excellent aircraft for low-level reconnaissance"
Similar:
preliminary survey,
survey,
exploration,
observation,
investigation,
examination,
inspection,
probe,
scrutiny,
scan,
patrol,
search,
expedition,
reconnoitring,
scouting (out),
spying out,
recce,
shufti,
recon,
Origin:
early 19th century: from French, from reconnaître ‘recognize’ (see reconnoitre).
