reconnaissance

noun

/rɪˈkɒnɪsns/

/rɪˈkɑːnɪsns/

(also British English, informal recce)

(also North American English, informal recon)

[countable, uncountable]

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the activity of getting information about an area for military purposes, using soldiers, planes, etc.
- to make an aerial reconnaissance of the island
- Time spent on reconnaissance is seldom wasted.
- a reconnaissance aircraft/mission/satellite
Wordfinder
- colonize
- discover
- explore
- pioneer
- reconnaissance
- scout
- settle
- terrain
- territory
- voyage
Collocations War and peace
War and peaceStarting a war
- declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something)
- go to war (against/with somebody)
- cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest
- incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion
- launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack
- prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict
- be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war
- enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory
- lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion
Military operations
- adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy
- carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres
- send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops
- go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission
- train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units
- lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody)
- employ/use guerrilla tactics
- conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare
- fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency
- suffer/inflict a crushing defeat
- achieve/win a decisive victory
- halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance
- order/force a retreat
Fighting
- join/serve in the army/navy/air force
- be/go/remain/serve on active duty
- serve/complete/return from a tour of duty
- be sent to the front (line)
- attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy
- see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting
- call for/be met with armed resistance
- come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire
- fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something)
- shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles
- launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile
- use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons
- inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties
- be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire
- become/be held as a prisoner of war
Civilians in war
- harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians
- cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage
- impose/enforce/lift a curfew
- engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing
- be sent to an internment/a concentration camp
- accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war
- fear/threaten military/violent reprisals
- commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide
Making peace
- make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace
- call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce
- sign a ceasefire agreement
- call for/bring/put an end to hostilities
- demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something
- establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force
- negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty
Topics War and conflictc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- initial
- preliminary
- maritime
- …
verb + reconnaissance
- carry out
- conduct
- do
- …
reconnaissance + verb
- reveal something
reconnaissance + noun
- flight
- mission
- operation
- …
See full entry
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French, from reconnaître ‘recognize’, from Latin recognoscere ‘know again’, from re- ‘again’ + cognoscere ‘learn’.

单词	reconnaissance
释义	reconnaissance noun /rɪˈkɒnɪsns/ /rɪˈkɑːnɪsns/ (also British English, informal recce) (also North American English, informal recon) [countable, uncountable] jump to other results the activity of getting information about an area for military purposes, using soldiers, planes, etc. to make an aerial reconnaissance of the island Time spent on reconnaissance is seldom wasted. a reconnaissance aircraft/mission/satellite Wordfinder colonize discover explore pioneer reconnaissance scout settle terrain territory voyage Collocations War and peaceWar and peaceStarting a war declare/make/wage war (on somebody/something) go to war (against/with somebody) cause/spark/provoke/foment/quell unrest incite/lead/crush/suppress a revolt/rebellion launch/mount/carry out a surprise/terrorist attack prevent/halt/represent an escalation of the conflict be torn apart by/be on the brink of civil war enter/invade/occupy somebody’s territory lead/launch/resist/repel an invasion Military operations adopt/develop/implement/pursue a military strategy carry out/execute/perform military operations/manoeuvres send/deploy/station/pull back/withdraw troops go on/fly/carry out a reconnaissance/rescue mission train/equip/deploy army/military/combat units lead/launch/conduct a raid/a surprise attack/an (air/airborne/amphibious) assault (on somebody) employ/use guerrilla tactics conduct/wage biological/guerrilla warfare fight/crush/defeat the rebels/the insurgency suffer/inflict a crushing defeat achieve/win a decisive victory halt/stop the British/German/Russian advance order/force a retreat Fighting join/serve in the army/navy/air force be/go/remain/serve on active duty serve/complete/return from a tour of duty be sent to the front (line) attack/strike/engage/defeat/kill/destroy the enemy see/report/be engaged in heavy fighting call for/be met with armed resistance come under heavy/machine-gun/mortar fire fire a machine-gun/mortar shells/rockets (at somebody/something) shoot a rifle/a pistol/bullets/missiles launch/fire a cruise/ballistic/anti-tank missile use biological/chemical/nuclear weapons inflict/suffer/sustain heavy losses/casualties be hit/killed by enemy/friendly/artillery fire become/be held as a prisoner of war Civilians in war harm/kill/target/protect innocent/unarmed civilians cause/avoid/limit/minimize civilian casualties/collateral damage impose/enforce/lift a curfew engage in/be a victim of ethnic cleansing be sent to an internment/a concentration camp accept/house/resettle refugees fleeing from war fear/threaten military/violent reprisals commit/be accused of war crimes/crimes against humanity/genocide Making peace make/bring/win/achieve/maintain/promote peace call for/negotiate/broker/declare a ceasefire/a temporary truce sign a ceasefire agreement call for/bring/put an end to hostilities demand/negotiate/accept the surrender of somebody/something establish/send (in) a peacekeeping force negotiate/conclude/ratify/sign/accept/reject/break/violate a peace treaty Topics War and conflictc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective initial preliminary maritime … verb + reconnaissance carry out conduct do … reconnaissance + verb reveal something reconnaissance + noun flight mission operation … See full entry Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French, from reconnaître ‘recognize’, from Latin recognoscere ‘know again’, from re- ‘again’ + cognoscere ‘learn’.
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