Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

reconnaissance in force

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: re-con-nais-sance in -force
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

21

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

an attack by a (usually small) body of troops in order to gauge the strength of enemy defences (and make local gains if possible)

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

reconnaissances in force (plural)

Questions

What does reconnaissance in force mean?: an attack by a (usually small) body of troops in order to gauge the strength of enemy defences (and make local gains if possible)

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