reconnaissance team
Forward observation unit
A reconnaissance team is a small military unit sent ahead to gather information about enemy positions, terrain, or conditions.
The team observes and reports back rather than engaging in combat: The reconnaissance team identified three possible crossing points along the river.
Outside military contexts, any small group sent to scout or assess a situation: We sent a reconnaissance team to check out the venue before the event.
- scoutsInformation gatherers ahead
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- recon missionSurveillance sortie for intelligence
- forward observerSoldier directing distant fire
- covertIntentionally concealed
deep cover · surveillance · intelligence · field report · mission · special ops · black ops · operatives · infiltration · enemy lines · observation · stealth · forward · military · spies · gather · terrain · mapping
- military scoutsscouts, ranger, vanguard, pathfinder, pathfinders
- scoutsBoy Scouts, scout, Cub Scouts, scoutmaster, merit badge
- military unitsarmy, battalion, squad, brigade, company
reconnaissance teamcombat unit
Organized military fighting group
assault team · strike force · infantry squad · combat patrol · shock troops
reconnaissance teamrear guard
Troops covering a retreat
defensive position · reserve unit · rear echelon · fixed position
reconnaissance, reconnoiter, reconnoitre, reconnoitering, reconnoitring, reconnoitered, reconnoitred, teamed, teaming