Recce

Abbreviation of reconnaissance.

Full definition of recce

(plural recces)

1953: J. (Julian) Maclaren-Ross, The Weeping and the Laughter: A Chapter of AutobiographyVisiting the town on what in the more recent war we called a recce, she arranged a tennis-match with Dolly, guessing that the girl would be a bad loser.
2006: Vincent Tuckwood, Karaoke CriminalsAs he climbed into the car, his recce of the space behind the seats was still a little too obvious despite best efforts at subtlety.
2006: Steve Farndon, Escape Inc.I'm afraid you two will have to go on a bit of a recce sometime soon.

1946: United States. Congress. American Commission for the Protection and Salvage of Artistic and Historic Monuments in War Areas, Hearings Before the Joint Committee on the Investigation of the Pearl Harbor AttackThere appears a captured photograph showing cruiser or battleship recovery of an old Jap float recce plane.
2006: Tony Holmes, US Marine Corps And RAAF Hornet Units of Operation Iraqi FreedomThese record imagery from all three recce sensors - IR, EO and SAR.
2006: Hew Strachan, Big Wars And Small Wars: The British Army and the Lessons of War in the 20th CenturyReconnaissance (recce) patrols were the most effective solution that the British and Indian Army designed to identify Japanese units and their intentions, as these could move through the jungle without alerting the enemy to their presence.

1961: John Sibly, You'll Walk to Mandalay: A NovelI 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.
2006: James Scott, The SweatiesTake him down there with Entry Two and recce first. If he can't confirm it, we pull out.