All 8 Uses

reconnaissance
in
The Hunt for Red October
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By this time, of course, the imperialists will know who and what we are, from their slinking spies and cowardly reconnaissance aircraft.†
Chpt 2. *
After lunch a package arrived by messenger from the National Reconnaissance Office.†
Chpt 5.
A note on the lectern said the slide projector in the middle of the table was already loaded and focused, and gave the order of the slides, which had been delivered from the National Reconnaissance Office.†
Chpt 6.
They were processed by the National Reconnaissance Office.†
Chpt 6.
The captain claimed to have had a fire aboard, but photographs taken by naval reconnaissance aircraft—ours and Japanese—did not show smoke or fire-damaged debris being jettisoned from the submarine.†
Chpt 6.
After harassing the Sentry the previous day, Ivan had decided to close with the Kennedy force, no doubt guided in with data from a reconnaissance satellite.†
Chpt 10.
The massive satellite, called a RORSAT, for radar ocean reconnaissance satellite, was specifically designed for maritime surveillance.†
Chpt 16.
When the reconnaissance satellite located its higher flying cousin, a laser side-link transmitted the contents of the Albatross' tape bank.†
Chpt 16.

Definitions:

(1) (reconnaissance)
the act of exploring or information produced by such exploration -- especially for military purposes
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)