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reconnaisance

reconnaisance is the misspelling of reconnaissance.

Meaning of reconnaissance

Noun

reconnaissance (countable and uncountable, plural reconnaissances)

  1. The act of scouting or exploring (especially military or medical) to gain information.
    • 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.1973, Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama

Questions about reconnaisance

What is reconnaisance the misspelling of?
Reconnaisance is the misspelling of reconnaissance.

Words near reconnaisance in the dictionary

  1. reconjugations
  2. reconjure
  3. reconjured
  4. reconjures
  5. reconjuring
  6. reconnaisance
  7. reconnaissance
  8. reconnaissance in force
  9. reconnaissances
  10. reconnaissances in force
  11. reconnaître

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