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reconnoitering vs reconnaissance

reconnaissance vs reconnoitering

reconnoitering and reconnaissance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
reconnoitering Yes No No No
reconnaissance Yes No No No
As nouns, reconnaissance is a hypernym of reconnoitering; that is, reconnaissance is a word with a broader meaning than reconnoitering:
  • reconnoitering: exploring in order to gain information
  • reconnaissance: the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)
Other hypernyms of reconnoitering include reconnaissance mission.
reconnoitering (noun) reconnaissance (noun)
exploring in order to gain information the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)
Difference between reconnoitering and reconnaissance

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