Definition of "reconnaissance plane" [reconnaissance plane]
A military airplane used to gain information about an enemy(noun)
WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.
Use "reconnaissance plane" in a sentence
"A navy EP-3 electronic reconnaissance plane was damaged in a midair collision with a Chinese fighter plane and made an emergency landing at Lingshui Military Airport on the Chinese island of Hainan."
"On April 14, 1969, a North Korean jet downed an EC-121 U.S. Navy reconnaissance plane about ninety miles off the coast."