Thesaurus results for RECONNAISSANCES

reconnaissance

noun

as in surveillance

military activity in which soldiers, airplanes, etc., are sent to find out information about an enemy There are two helicopters available for reconnaissance. reconnaissance missions

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Recent Examples of reconnaissance Earlier this month, Japan said its warplanes used flares to warn a Russian reconnaissance aircraft to leave northern Japanese airspace. —

CBS News, 30 Sep. 2024 The footage of the party and Bayoumi’s alleged Capitol reconnaissance were recovered in a trove of video and documents seized at a residence Bayoumi held in the UK days after the 9/11 attack, according to plaintiff court filings. —

Lauren Del Valle, CNN, 11 Sep. 2024 More than a third of the trail is currently closed, as employees await reconnaissance on its conditions. —

Grayson Haver Currin, Outside Online, 4 Oct. 2024 Its largest military aircraft company, the Aviation Industry Corporation of China, produces nearly all of the country’s fighter jets, transport and training aircraft, bombers, reconnaissance aircraft, drones, and helicopters. —

Seth G. Jones, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reconnaissance