Noun: recce re-kee
Usage: informal
- Reconnaissance (by shortening)
"The pilot flew a recce mission to gather intelligence";
- recco [non-standard], reccy [non-standard]
Usage: informal
- Explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody
"They were immediately confronted with an order from General Jackson to recce the British camp";
- scout, reconnoiter [US], reconnoitre [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: recces, recced
Type of: observe, recon [N. Amer, informal], reconnaissance, reconnaissance mission
Encyclopedia: Recce