reconnaissance
re·con·nais·sance
noun
1.
the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)
- “an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission”
Origin
Borrowed from French reconnaissance (“recognition”). Doublet of recognizance.
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