geologic(al) reconnaissance

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• reconnaissance — [ri kän′ə səns, ri kän′əzəns] n. [Fr, earlier reconnoissance: see RECOGNIZANCE] an exploratory survey or examination, as in seeking out information about enemy positions or installations, or as in making a preliminary geologic or engineering… …   English World dictionary

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• map — mappable, adj. mapper, n. /map/, n., v., mapped, mapping. n. 1. a representation, usually on a flat surface, as of the features of an area of the earth or a portion of the heavens, showing them in their respective forms, sizes, and relationships… …   Universalium

• Map — /map/, n. Walter, c1140 1209?, Welsh ecclesiastic, poet, and satirist. Also, Mapes /mayps, may peez/. * * * I Graphic representation, drawn to scale and usually on a flat surface, of features usually geographic, geologic, or geopolitical of an… …   Universalium

• MAP — See modified American plan. * * * I Graphic representation, drawn to scale and usually on a flat surface, of features usually geographic, geologic, or geopolitical of an area of the Earth or of any celestial body. Globes are maps represented on… …   Universalium

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