HyperDic: reconnaissance_in_force

English > 1 sense of the expression *reconnaissance in force*:
NOUN	act	reconnaissance in force	an offensive operation designed to discover or test the enemy's / enemy's strength (or to obtain other information)

English > *reconnaissance in force*: 1 sense > noun 1, act
Meaning	An offensive operation designed to discover or test the enemy's / enemy's strength (or to obtain other information).
Broader	reconnaissance, reconnaissance mission	The act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy / enemy or potential enemy / enemy)