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reconnaissance

[ri-kon-uh-suhns, -zuhns] / rɪˈkɒn ə səns, -zəns /


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It includes the construction of fortifications, equipment depots, as well as reconnaissance and anti-drone installations.

From Barron's Aug. 21, 2026

But two helicopters will "continue to carry out essential firefighting and reconnaissance missions", said a fire service statement.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has called for radical upgrades to the country’s military reconnaissance and intelligence capabilities.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 25, 2026

He said crews were "doing all we possibly can to try and stop this fire from spreading any further", including dropping water from helicopters and carrying out reconnaissance with drones and aircraft.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

Then he remembered how Bigwig, after his reconnaissance on the previous day, had spoken of the little white sticks in the grass.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

There will be reconnaissances to Trent Bridge to have a look at Australia's opener, Ed Cowan, who has signed for Nottinghamshire for the early part of the season.

From The Guardian Apr. 6, 2013

Since then there have been three major reconnaissances of nerves.

From Time Magazine Archive

As an intelligence officer, Mowat is particularly vulnerable when he delivers messages and undertakes reconnaissances.

From Time Magazine Archive

Taylor was harder on himself than anyone, making personal reconnaissances by Jeep, risking injury unnecessarily by sitting stubbornly at a staff table while shells fell in the courtyard outside.

From Time Magazine Archive

These numerous raids and reconnaissances were repeated every day at many points.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War by Francis Trevelyan Miller




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