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recon

[ ri-kon ]

verb (used with or without object)

, re·conned, re·con·ning.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of recon1

An Americanism dating back to 1915–20; by shortening

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Example Sentences

The hacker is, they’re doing the recon, and then they’re breaking into that server so as to compromise your environment.

So the recon component on that is critical, critical, critical.

So, before you do any hacking of the environment, the recon component is the most critical part.

I can tell you, when we went over there for a recon just a few days ago, it had been fully restored, if there was damage done.

Aerochrome was originally intended for aerial military photography to help recon missions see through ground-based camouflage.

Suddenly, the ancient recon balloon seemed anything but outdated.

Simple, cheap, and able to spy for miles around, these updates to classic recon balloons are now a battlefield fixture.

He approached me and the first thing he asked was whether war was just like “Ghost Recon.”

Austin, We had a Marine with 3rd Recon killed in action about two weeks ago out west.

I wish I had the chance to know him, all the Recon guys admired him, looked up to him, and are devastated by his loss.

The colonists wished for, hoped for, and prayed for recon-ciliation.

The next morning, Rodney Maxwell scorched the stratosphere to Storisende in his recon-car.

Colonel Zareff had sent one last message from Force Command when he lifted off with a flight of recon-cars.

Dey done gib de other hoses to de army, since Old Mistus say she recon she ant need um no mo.

If dey sassed him he would put spit in their eyes and say 'now I recon you will mind how you sass me.'

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