English noun: reconnaissance mission |
1. | reconnaissance mission (act) the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy) |
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| Samples | An exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission.
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| Synonyms | reconnaissance |
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| Broader (hypernym) | intelligence, intelligence activity, intelligence operation |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | air reconnaissance, electronic reconnaissance, exploratory survey, recce, recco, reccy, reconnaissance by fire, reconnaissance in force, reconnoitering, reconnoitring, scouting, shufti |
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