re·con·nais·sance

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• re|con|nais|sance — «rih KON uh suhns», noun. an examination or survey, especially for military purposes. ╂[< French reconnaissance < Old French recognnoissance. See etym. of doublet recognizance. (Cf. ↑recognizance)] …   Useful english dictionary

• pho|to|re|con|nais|sance — «FOH toh rih KON uh suhns», noun. aerial reconnaissance during which information is gathered by taking aerial photographs: »Photoreconnaissance indicated that the enemy had…a larger type of rocket (James Phinney Baxter) …   Useful english dictionary

• sance — bri·sance; chev·i·sance; com·plai·sance; con·ver·sance; de·fea·sance; mal·fea·sance; mis·fea·sance; nais·sance; non·fea·sance; obei·sance; pu·is·sance; re·con·nais·sance; recu·sance; nui·sance; ren·ais·sance; cog·ni·sance; mal·fai·sance;… …   English syllables

• Connaissance — Con|nais|sance [... sã:s] die; , n [...sn̩] <aus gleichbed. fr. connaissance zu connaître »kennen, erkennen«, dies aus gleichbed. lat. cognoscere> (veraltet) a) Bekanntschaft, Kenntnis; b) Bekanntenkreis …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

• reconnaissance — re·con·nais·sance …   English syllables

• Re — Re; re·able; re·absorb; re·absorption; re·accept; re·access; re·accession; re·acclimatization; re·acclimatize; re·accommodate; re·accommodation; re·accounting; re·accredit; re·accreditation; re·acetylation; re·acknowledge; re·acquaint;… …   English syllables

• Reconnaissance — Re*con nais*sance, Reconnoissance Re*con nois*sance(r? k?n n?s s?ns), n. [F. See {Recognizance}.] The act of reconnoitering; preliminary examination or survey. Specifically: (a) (Geol.) An examination or survey of a region in reference to its… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Reconnoissance — Reconnaissance Re*con nais*sance, Reconnoissance Re*con nois*sance(r? k?n n?s s?ns), n. [F. See {Recognizance}.] The act of reconnoitering; preliminary examination or survey. Specifically: (a) (Geol.) An examination or survey of a region in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Reconnoissance in force — Reconnaissance Re*con nais*sance, Reconnoissance Re*con nois*sance(r? k?n n?s s?ns), n. [F. See {Recognizance}.] The act of reconnoitering; preliminary examination or survey. Specifically: (a) (Geol.) An examination or survey of a region in… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• reconnaissance — re•con•nais•sance or re•con•nois•sance [[t]rɪˈkɒn ə səns, zəns[/t]] n. 1) the act of reconnoitering 2) sur a general examination or survey of a region, usu. followed by a detailed survey • Etymology: 1800–10; < F; MF reconoissance recognizance …   From formal English to slang