photoreconnaissance

or pho·to-re·con·nais·sance

[ foh-toh-ri-kon-uh-suhns, -zuhns ]

noun

1. reconnaissance using aerial photography.

photoreconnaissance

/ ˌfəʊtəʊrɪˈkɒnɪsəns /

noun

1. military reconnaissance from the air by camera

Word History and Origins

Origin of photoreconnaissance¹

First recorded in 1940–45; photo- + reconnaissance

Example Sentences

Photoreconnaissance was a classified area, and however romantic I found the idea of Ben flying out over the desert in the nose of a Blenheim light bomber, he was much more likely to have served in Interpretation.

From The Verge

Very simply, the missiles follow topographic maps developed with photoreconnaissance satellites.

From US News

Photoreconnaissance satellites literally drop their film to earth for processing.

From Time Magazine Archive

At 44, he had won permission to fly photoreconnaissance missions over his native France.

From Time Magazine Archive

Its photoreconnaissance specialists and weapons analysts are the gumshoes who stake out the Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces.

From Time Magazine Archive