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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

operation, military operation go
activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign)

information gathering go
the act of collecting information

intelligence, intelligence activity, intelligence operation go
the operation of gathering information about an enemy

reconnaissance, reconnaissance mission
the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)

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recce, recco, reccy go
reconnaissance (by shortening)
scouting, exploratory survey, reconnoitering, reconnoitring go
exploring in order to gain information
air reconnaissance go
reconnaissance either by visual observation from the air or through the use of airborne sensors
reconnaissance by fire go
a method of reconnaissance in which fire is placed on a suspected enemy position in order to cause the enemy to disclose his presence by moving or returning fire
reconnaissance in force go
an offensive operation designed to discover or test the enemy's strength (or to obtain other information)
shufti go
a quick look around (originally military slang)
electronic reconnaissance go
the detection and identification and evaluation and location of foreign electromagnetic radiations (other than radioactive)