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reconnaissance

/ɹɪˈkɒnɪsəns/ noun C1
  1. The act of scouting or exploring (especially military or medical) to gain information. (countable, uncountable)

Plural reconnaissances

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“Yes; the Inspector and I have made quite a little reconnaissance together.”
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 37 · B2
It is only a reconnaissance.
Sherlock Holmes: The Bruce-Partington Plans, p. 27 · B2

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