Crossword clues for scouting
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Scout \Scout\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scouted; p. pr. & vb. n. Scouting.]
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To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.
Take more men, And scout him round.
--Beau. & Fl. To pass over or through, as a scout; to reconnoiter; as, to scout a country.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1640s, verbal noun from scout (v.1). Boy Scout sense from 1908.
Wiktionary
alt. 1 The act of one who scouts. 2 The :wikipedia:Scout Movement 3 The activities of boy scouts and girl scouts. n. 1 The act of one who scouts. 2 The :wikipedia:Scout Movement 3 The activities of boy scouts and girl scouts.
WordNet
n. exploring in order to gain information; "scouting in enemy territory is very dangerous" [syn: exploratory survey, reconnoitering, reconnoitring]
Wikipedia
Scouting or the Scout Movement is a movement that aims to support young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, that they may play constructive roles in society, with a strong focus on the outdoors and survival skills. During the first half of the 20th century, the movement grew to encompass three major age groups for boys ( Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Rover Scout) and, in 1910, a new organization, Girl Guides, was created for girls ( Brownie Guide, Girl Guide and Girl Scout, Ranger Guide). It is one of several worldwide youth organizations.
In 1906 and 1907 Robert Baden-Powell, a lieutenant general in the British Army, wrote a book for boys about reconnaissance and . Baden-Powell wrote Scouting for Boys (London, 1908), based on his earlier books about military scouting, with influence and support of Frederick Russell Burnham (Chief of Scouts in British Africa), Ernest Thompson Seton of the Woodcraft Indians, William Alexander Smith of the Boys' Brigade and his publisher Pearson. In the summer of 1907 Baden-Powell held a camp on Brownsea Island in England to test ideas for his book. This camp and the publication of Scouting for Boys are generally regarded as the start of the Scout movement.
The movement employs the Scout method, a programme of informal education with an emphasis on practical outdoor activities, including camping, woodcraft, aquatics, hiking, backpacking and sports. Another widely recognized movement characteristic is the Scout uniform, by intent hiding all differences of social standing in a country and making for equality, with neckerchief and campaign hat or comparable headwear. Distinctive uniform insignia include the fleur-de-lis and the trefoil, as well as badges and other patches.
The two largest umbrella organizations are the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), for boys-only and co-educational organisations and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS), primarily for girls-only organizations but also accepting co-educational organizations. The year 2007 marked the centenary of Scouting worldwide and member organisations planned events to celebrate the occasion.
Scouting magazine is a five-times-a-year publication of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). The target audience is adult leaders of Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, and Venturers. It carries news on Scouting events, articles on aspects of Scouting such as service, outdoor skills and activities, and features about Scouting activities. It has been in publication since April 15, 1913. A subscription is included in the registration fee for all volunteer leaders registered with the BSA.
Recurring content includes: Feature articles, Trailhead, What I've Learned, Advancement FAQs, Cub Scout Corner, Nature of Boys, What Would You Do?, Merit Badge Clinic, Ethics, Great Gear, Health & Wellness, Survive This!, Fuel Up, Dutch Treat, Boys' Life Preview, and Cool Camp.
Usage examples of "scouting".
The Scots, he had heard, had passed Macclesfield the night before, and all day the militia, horsed by the local squires, had been scouting the moors picking up breechless stragglers.
He is most conscientious, shows exceeding promise, so it is most unlike him to take so long at so commonplace a task as scouting out those damned, indio-arming, excommunicant interlopers upriver in the Shawnee lands.
Guards, which does scouting, patrol, and reconnoissance duty in areas prescribed by the Brigadier.
The Sarpent and I were out scouting about the garrison there, when he told me that the traditions of his people gave an account of a mighty cataract in this neighborhood, and he asked me to vary from the line of march a little to look at the wonder.
Before the travelers had finished washing the next morning, a scouting party of Scrow appeared at the edge of the black willow grove.
Then, while Shepp and Ty were down in Kentucky, visiting his folks and scouting for horses, Bubba, Gloria, and Serena were going to stay at the farm.
Hal Hopping in the lead, the first six Dauntlesses of Scouting Six slanted abruptly down, beginning their glide- bombing runs.
I was scouting things for, um, some fishing buddies, and the lady here said a guy named Al Spenser might be a good guide.
Mica Ertegun and Chessy Rayner, scouting for their design firm, MACII, paused to ask Max if he might be interested in a Biedermeier mantel clock they had found to add to his collection.
But Lex, being the son of Murichon Burns, had been off planet twice, once when he was just thirteen, on a scouting trip into Cassiopeian territory to determine the feasibility of trade routes into the galaxy.
The dense star fields glowed brightly, with no space debris in the relatively small areas between old suns, and the only reason for patrolling it at all was to forestall a Cassiopeian scouting sweep into Empire from the rear.
The danger was too great for the dogs, their handlers and the Marines they were leading: incompetent scouting was a deadly formula.
The primary value of our dogs lay in scouting, in exploring caves and pillboxes, or as sentries.
This was the first time the Japanese had shot one of our dogs while scouting in front of a handler, and it would become standard procedure.
After the noon break he took the grulla from the remuda and went scouting.