/ˈɹɛ.ki/
OriginClipping of reconnaissance.
- Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, countable, slangReconnaissance.
“1953, J. (Julian) Maclaren-Ross, The Weeping and the Laughter: A Chapter of Autobiography
Visiting the town on what in the more recent war we called a recce, she arranged a tennis-match with Dolly, gu”
“As he climbed into the car, his recce of the space behind the seats was still a little too obvious despite best efforts at subtlety.”
“I'm afraid you two will have to go on a bit of a recce sometime soon.”
- Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, slangReconnoitre.
“I told the boys to stock up with all they could, and went back to the village to recce for someone to pay as per orders.”
“Take him down there with Entry Two and recce first. If he can't confirm it, we pull out.”
Formsrecces(plural) · recco(alternative) · reccy(alternative) · recces(present, singular, third-person) · recceing(participle, present) · recced(participle, past) · recced(past) · recce'd(participle, past) · recce'd(past) · recceed(participle, past) · recceed(past)