HOW TO PRONOUNCE
reconnaissance
/ɹiˈkɑnəsəns/
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ree-KON-uh-suns: stress KON.
In ree-KON-uh-suns, the written ai has a light uh sound. Keep the two final syllables short, ending with an unvoiced s.
4 syllables · Stress on syllable 2
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“The reconnaissance flight returned before sunset.”
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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary ↗What does reconnaissance mean?
noun
- The act of scouting or exploring (especially military or medical) to gain information.
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IPA pronunciation
/ɹiˈkɑnəsəns/
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Calling one of his lieutenants, he was on the point of ordering a reconnaissance, when gunshots were heard.
In the war period he was one of the principal designers of fighting and reconnaissance machines.
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In a height reconnaissance the pilot lost his way, and running out of petrol drifted all night, but was safely landed.
Wooded country was unfitted for balloon reconnaissance, and only in a plain could any considerable body of troops be made known.
In reconnaissance, speed is imperative, because such work in the air coincides with that of the torpedo-boat or scout upon the seas.