Plural of scout
regular plural
The plural of scout is scouts.
Forms of scout
| Singular | scout /ˈskaʊ̯t/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | scouts /skaʊts/ |
| Countable | countable |
Scouts in a sentence
- At the crack of dawn on Wednesday four different groups of scouts will climb the highest peaks in England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales to light flames and officially mark the start of the Paralympic torch relay.2012 August 21, Alexandra Topping, “Paralympic flames light up countdown to biggest Games in history”, in The Guardian
- Keep up those hotshot baskets, and the scouts are sure to take notice.From the entry hotshot
- The scouts found a site for an advance base.From the entry advance
- The scouts reported on the disposition of the enemy troops.From the entry disposition
- Several scouts antevolated the main column to ensure its security by gathering reconnaissance data from the terrain ahead.From the entry antevolate
Meaning of scout
- noun A person sent out to gather and bring back information; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.
- noun An act of scouting or reconnoitering.
- noun A member of any number of youth organizations belonging to the international scout movement, such as the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of the United States.
Questions about the plural of scout
- What is the plural of scout?
- The plural of scout is scouts.
- Is scout countable?
- Scout is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: scout (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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