reconnaissance in force (English, noun)
expansion: reconnaissance in force (countable and uncountable, plural reconnaissances in force)
Senses:
topics: government
military
politics
war
glosses: an attack by a (usually small) body of troops in order to gauge the strength of enemy defences (and make local gains if possible)
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: reconnaissances in force
tags: plural