photoreconnaissance

noun

The making of aerial photographs as a means of military reconnaissance, especially of potential targets.

OriginEnglish reconnaissance ← Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos →
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Meanings

nounphotoreconnaissance (uncountable)
  1. uncountableartsThe making of aerial photographs as a means of military reconnaissance, especially of potential targets.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Englishreconnaissance
  9. Englishphotoreconnaissance

From photo- + reconnaissance.

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APA

photoreconnaissance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoreconnaissance

MLA

“photoreconnaissance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoreconnaissance. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photoreconnaissance,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photoreconnaissance.

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