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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
recon
noun
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▪ Every recon ship sent to this coastal valley fifty miles north of Qui Nhon had been hit by ground fire.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
recon

military slang shortening; 1918 for reconnaissance (n.); 1966 for reconnoitre (v.).

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recon

Etymology 1 n. (context chiefly US military slang English) reconnaissance. vb. (context chiefly US military slang English) reconnoiter. Etymology 2

n. (context genetics English) The smallest genetic unit that is capable of undergoing recombination.

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Recon

Recon may refer to:

  • Reconnaissance, a military term for gathering information
  • Halo 3: Recon, a standalone expansion for the video game Halo 3
  • "Recon", the eighth episode of the sixth season of Lost
  • Recon, a role-playing game wherein players assume the role of U.S. military characters during the Vietnam War
  • Recon, a short film by Breck Eisner, starring Peter Gabriel
  • Recon Instruments, a technology company specializing in GPS and head-mounted displays
  • Re-Con, stage name of UK dance music producer Mike Di Scala
  • River, Estuary and Coastal Observing Network, a waterway observing system in North America
  • Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon, a series of tactical shooter video games
  • Recon CS-6, a 2006 Nerf blaster released under the N-Strike series
  • Recon.se, Recon Vildmark is a Swedish company that sells quality equipment for outdoor activities, hunting and uniformed professions, such as for military use.
Recon (role-playing game)

Recon (appearing later as RECON) is a role-playing game wherein players assume the role of U.S. military characters during the Vietnam War. It originally started as more of a wargame with role-playing elements, like Behind Enemy Lines and Twilight 2000, and gradually evolved into a full role-playing game.

Recon (Lost)

"Recon" is the eighth television episode of the American Broadcasting Company's sixth season of the serial drama television series Lost and 111th episode overall. The episode is written by executive producer Elizabeth Sarnoff and newcomer Jim Galasso and directed by Jack Bender. James "Sawyer" Ford is the character the episode is centered on.

In 2007, The Man in Black ( Terry O'Quinn) tasks James "Sawyer" Ford ( Josh Holloway) to recon the Ajira Airways Flight 316 plane and passengers. Meanwhile, Kate Austen ( Evangeline Lilly) faces an insane Claire Littleton ( Emilie de Ravin). In "flash-sideways", Detective James Ford's past issues conflict with his present life.

The episode received mostly positive reviews, despite it being the lowest-watched episode of the season, with 8.87 million viewers.

Recon (band)

Recon was an American Christian metal band that originated in California in the year of 1987.

Usage examples of "recon".

Have your battalions reorganize their scout-sniper teams into recon teams.

Nobody had said anything, but they all knew the recon teams would probably have to go belowground to find a Skink COG.

Wu radioed in a report, then slithered out of the muck and joined the three recon Marines in their tight defensive position.

He watched for a few seconds as the recon robot scuttled along the base of the stack.

Two hundred fifty meters down the tunnel the plasma streams converged on an oncoming mover vehicle similar to the one the recon Marines had seen the supply workers use.

He tapped his thigh and Recon fell into a trot beside him as he headed back toward his truck.

He quickly crossed the remaining distance and let Recon scent the bandanna.

It would give him a scent to put Recon on, if they needed to go that far.

He and Recon had worked hard toward becoming one of the elite specialty SAR teams, certified by FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

He signaled Recon to stop, then carefully shifted a landslide of books out of his path before testing the floor again.

She sat on the ground, pulled Digger into her lap, then motioned Recon over.

Shielding her eyes from the whips of dust and dirt stirred up by the blades thwapping overhead, she turned in time to see Recon being lifted by her harness to the chopper.

While van Winkle began briefing their commander, Daana popped the data crystal into a console so the recon and UAV squad leaders could study the maps and life data during the briefing, then joined in with the infantry commander.

It will take days for one recon team and one UAV team to thoroughly investigate them.

Your immediate objectives will be to coordinate additional intelligence assets with FIST intelligence, prepare a ready force to rescue any recon team that gets into trouble, and prepare a ready force to strike at any target of opportunity disclosed by F2.