reccy — ozdic

Collocations

3

ADJ.

over, young

RECCY + NOUN

bulgarian, men

PREP.

down, on, out

Definitions

noun

1

Reconnaissance.

Phipps went on: “One of our chaps, out on a reccy over the Bulgarian front, thought he saw something in the snow. Something fishy. He dropped down to have a dekko and nearly had kittens. What d'you think? Jerry's got a mass of stuff there—tanks, guns, lorries, every sort of heavy armament. All camouflaged. White.”

verb

1

To investigate with a reconnaissance trip.

noun

1

A recreation ground.

[…] to look down on the reccy where young men were playing football to this ceaseless din.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — reconnaissance (by shortening)

recce
recco

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

2

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Phipps went on: “One of our chaps, out on a reccy over the Bulgarian front, thought he saw something in the snow. Something fishy. He dropped down to have a dekko and nearly had kittens. What d'you th

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02

[…] to look down on the reccy where young men were playing football to this ceaseless din.

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, reccy is marked as slang, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.