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n. A brief glance.

n. a quick look around (originally military slang)

"Well, the boffins reckon it's related to the "rubbernecking" concept - the process whereby you try and drive by an accident without having a shufti but "our emotions of concern, fear and curiosity cause us to stare out the window at the accident and slow to a crawl as we drive by"..."

reconnaissance mission    reconnaissance   

peep    glance    peek    glimpse