: to conduct a preliminary and especially an exploratory survey of : to do a reconnaissance of (something)
In another village we sent an advance party to recon the place. Wallace Terry
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Some have been running recon, sending them addresses with vacant spaces. Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2022 Do social recon to investigate the online presence and footprint of current and potential clients. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 22 June 2022 This script checks for virtualization, steals information from local browsers, mail clients and file services, conducts machine recon and then zips it for exfil via BitsAdmin. Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 6 June 2022 Doing the recon, Bucklew noticed that a lot of ships began appearing in the harbor and townspeople began to cover an entire hillside.cincinnati.com, 26 May 2022 His group traveled extensively, including making landings on the Vietnamese coast for recon and intelligence purposes.cincinnati.com, 26 May 2022 In major exercises, bike scouts allowed the recon units to achieve their objectives hours before schedule. Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 19 May 2022 This includes travel via cars, trains and/or planes; recon rides of the racecourse; and lots of eating, stretching, resting and prepping for the inevitable race.Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2022 As per my recon, the water isn't deep, maybe up to the lower bumper. Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, 27 Jan. 2022 See More