recce

[rek-ee]

noun

(especially in British military use) reconnaissance: a pilot who spent three months on recce.

Also rec·co

[rek-oh] /ˈrɛk oʊ/, rec·cy

[rek-ee] /ˈrɛk i/.

Origin of recce

First recorded in 1940–45; by shortening and alteration

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Contemporary Examples of recce

Matt led his troops around the corner and joined the recce men in the shadows.
The Night the SEALS Captured the Butcher of Fallujah
Patrick Robinson
November 11, 2013

British Dictionary definitions for recce

recce

noun, verb -ces, -ceing, -ced or -ceed

a slang word for reconnaissance, reconnoitre

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Word Origin and History for recce

1941, military slang, short for reconnaissance.