reconnaissance

reconnaissance
/ri kon"euh seuhns, -zeuhns/, n.
1. the act of reconnoitering.
2. Mil. a search made for useful military information in the field, esp. by examining the ground.
3. Survey., Civ. Engin. a general examination or survey of a region, usually followed by a detailed survey.
4. Geol. an examination or survey of the general geological characteristics of a region.
Also, reconnoissance.
[1800-10; < F; MF reconoissance RECOGNIZANCE]

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