photoreconnaissance
or pho·to-re·con·nais·sance
[ foh-toh-ri-kon-uh-suh ns, -zuh ns ]
/ ˌfoʊ toʊ rɪˈkɒn ə səns, -zəns /
noun
reconnaissance using aerial photography.
Origin of photoreconnaissance
First recorded in 1940–45;
photo- +
reconnaissance
Words nearby photoreconnaissance
photorealism,
photoreception,
photoreceptor,
photoreceptor cell,
photorecon,
photoreconnaissance,
photorecorder,
photorecording,
photoreduction,
photorefractive,
photorefractive keratectomy
British Dictionary definitions for photoreconnaissance
photoreconnaissance
/ (ˌfəʊtəʊrɪˈkɒnɪsəns) /
noun
mainly military
reconnaissance from the air by camera