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Reconnaissance

Noun CEFR C2
ɹiˈkɒnəsəns

Definitions

The act of scouting or exploring (especially military or medical) to gain information.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

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Examples

“The third member, Sergeant Pieter Rousseau, had been with the back-up teams at the Hub; he was an expert on space reconnaissance instrumentation, but on this trip⟳ he would have⟳ to depend⟳ on his own⟳ eyes and a small portable telescope.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

reconnaissance in force Reconnaissances Reconnect Reconnected Reconnecter Reconnecting

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