recces
Preliminary survey trips
Recces is the plural of recce, British and military slang for reconnaissance—a preliminary survey or exploration of an area.
The word functions as both noun and verb: The director sent scouts to do recces of potential filming locations.
We recceed the neighborhood before the operation.
The spelling recce preserves the hard C sound that "recon" gets in American usage.
Regular surveillance route
- missionPurpose-driven task
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- briefingConcise information session
- operationProcess of working
infiltration · ambush · tactics · maneuver · commando · platoon · infantry · battalion
Attentive watching or remark
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
- trackingMonitoring location over time
stakeout · lookout · watch · spotting · vantage · hide · scope · monitoring
Organized exploratory journey
- surveySystematic data collection
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
- terrainLand's physical features
- routePath from A to B
area · location · site · ground · landscape · topography · waypoint · pathfinding
Arranging for future events
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
- advanceMove or progress forward
- preliminaryBefore the main part
- assessmentFormal evaluation of worth
evaluation · logistics · scheduling · arrangements · setup · coordination · familiarization · dry-run
patrol
Regular surveillance route
- missionPurpose-driven task
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- briefingConcise information session
operation · infiltration · ambush · tactics · maneuver · commando · platoon · infantry · battalion · airborne
observation
Attentive watching or remark
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
- stealthSecret, undetected movement
- binocularsHandheld dual-lens magnifier
tracking · stakeout · lookout · watch · spotting · vantage · hide · scope · monitoring · detection
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
route · area · location · site · ground · landscape · topography · waypoint · pathfinding · charting
planning
Arranging for future events
- groundworkFoundational preparation for something
- advanceMove or progress forward
- preliminaryBefore the main part
assessment · evaluation · logistics · scheduling · arrangements · setup · coordination · familiarization · dry-run · walkthrough
reccesattack
Aggressive act against another
offensive · engagement · strike · combat operations · raid
reccesattacks
Aggressive hostile actions
engagements · operations · missions · actions · commitments