recce /ˈɹɛ.ki/noun 1verb 1forms 5 noun1 •(UK, slang) Reconnaissance.Visiting 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. — 1953 verb1 •(UK, slang) Reconnoitre.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. — 1961 formsrecce'd · recced · recceed · recceing · recces