photoreconnaissance
noun
pho·to·re·con·nais·sance
ˌfō-tō-ri-ˈkä-nə-zən(t)s 
also -sən(t)s
: reconnaissance in which aerial photographs are taken
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It was also outfitted with a sophisticated camera that could resolve details on the ground, gathering invaluable photoreconnaissance from its formidable cruise altitude.
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Guest Blogger, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2013
As a lieutenant colonel in the Vietnam War, McGee flew 172 combat missions in the RF-4, a photoreconnaissance jet.
—Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Dec. 2021
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Guest Blogger, Discover Magazine, 11 Mar. 2013
As a lieutenant colonel in the Vietnam War, McGee flew 172 combat missions in the RF-4, a photoreconnaissance jet.
—Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 6 Dec. 2021
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“Photoreconnaissance.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/photoreconnaissance. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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