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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."