- reconnaissance
- reconnaissance 1810, from Fr. reconnaissance "act of surveying," lit. "recognition," from O.Fr. reconoissance (see RECOGNIZANCE (Cf. recognizance)). U.S. military abbreviation recon is attested from 1918.
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reconnaissance — [ r(ə)kɔnɛsɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1538; reconissance « gratitude » 1180; reconuisance « signe de ralliement » 1080; de reconnaître I ♦ Fait de reconnaître, d identifier un objet, un être comme tel; ce qui sert à reconnaître. 1 ♦ Acte de juger qu un objet… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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
Reconnaissance — (fr., spr. Rekonnässangs), Erkenntlichkeit, Anerkennung … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Reconnaissance — (franz., spr. äßāngß ), Wiedererkennung, Erkenntlichkeit … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Reconnaissance — (röcounässanghß), frz., Erkenntlichkeit, Anerkennung … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
reconnaissance — index examination (study), inspection, observation, research Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
reconnaissance — RECONNAISSANCE: N a pas besoin d être exprimée … Dictionnaire des idées reçues
reconnaissance — is now fully naturalized and is pronounced ri kon i sǝns … Modern English usage
reconnaissance — [n] inspection exploration, investigation, maneuvers, probe, recon, reconnoiter, review, scan, scrutiny, search, surveillance, survey; concepts 103,290 … New thesaurus
reconnaissance — ► NOUN 1) military observation of a region to locate an enemy or ascertain strategic features. 2) preliminary surveying or research. ORIGIN French … English terms dictionary
