recce

American  

[rek-ee] / ˈrɛk i /

Also recco

noun

1. (especially in British military use) reconnaissance.

   a pilot who spent three months on recce.

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recce British  

/ ˈrɛkɪ /

noun

1. a slang word for reconnaissance reconnoitre

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Etymology

Origin of recce

First recorded in 1940–45; by shortening and alteration

Example Sentences

Watch as Recce Topley concedes 26 off the penultimate over as South Africa pile on the runs against England in Mumbai at the Cricket World Cup.

From BBC • Oct. 21, 2023

With a book by Clark, who also voices the title character, and appealing music and lyrics by Billy Recce, the show focuses on Petunia’s exciting first morning of school.

From New York Times • Jan. 20, 2022

“Despite a 99 percent compliance rate by hunters, researchers now admit that ‘lead exposures continue,’ and lead levels in condor blood have not dropped,” Recce wrote.

From Washington Times • Nov. 28, 2014

"I've seen them stretch film right across the room and then count the trees from a prominent river bend in order to pinpoint an area," says Major William L. Musladin, the Recce Tech's operations officer.

From Time Magazine Archive

With powerful 4,500,000-candle-power flash cartridges, Recce planes can turn night into day to photograph enemy convoys sneaking down the Ho Chi Minh trail.

From Time Magazine Archive