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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
reconnaissance /rɪˈkɒnɪs(ə)ns/

▶noun military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features.

■ preliminary surveying or research.

– origin C19: from Fr., from reconnaître (see reconnoitre).

'reconnaissance' also found in these Oxford entries:

patrol - recce - recon - scout - scout car

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