Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun exploratory_survey

1 sense of exploratory survey

Sense 1
scouting, exploratory survey, reconnoitering, reconnoitring -- (exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous")
       => reconnaissance, reconnaissance mission -- (the act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy); "an exchange of fire occurred on a reconnaissance mission")