recon en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹikɑn/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɹɪˈkɒn/ (UK)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɹɪˈkɑn/ (US)
- /ˈɹiːkɒn/ (UK)
Etymology
Contracted form of reconnaissance.
Meanings
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(US, countable, slang, uncountable) reconnaissance.
During a scan of the Phoenix system asteroid field, you detected an odd energy reading that Tali determined was quarian in nature. She led a recon team into the asteroid field, where she discovered an abandoned freighter.
2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Carbonaceous Asteroid, Phoenix:“Well, now that we're wrapped up, I gotta do recon for the big mish. Be back in two or three or ten days.”
2026 March 1, Brett Cawley & Robert Maitia, “The Flume Flume Room” (6:33 from the start), in American Dad!, season 22, episode 2, spoken by Stan Smith (Seth MacFarlane):
- (countable, uncountable) A hairstyle in which the sides of the head are shaven and the crest is cropped close.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| recons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (4)
de Aufklärung (reconnaissance) · fr reco (reconnaissance) · fi tiedustelu- (reconnaissance) · ota كشف (reconnaissance)