scoutcraft
scoutcraft noun: a set of mostly outdoor skills learned in scouting that include camping, hiking and pioneering.
Noun (1)
scoutcraft (countable and uncountable, plural scoutcrafts)
- A set of mostly outdoor skills learned in scouting that include camping, hiking and pioneering.
- Healthcraft is a further and most important branch of scoutcraft. To secure endurance, physical power, physical courage and skill, it is necessary to have the body in the best possible condition for doing its work […]1932, The Irish Monthly, volume 60, page 72
Noun (2)
scoutcraft (plural scoutcrafts or scoutcraft)
- A spacecraft used for scouting.
- Enemy scoutcraft, extreme range.1994, Debra Doyle, James D. Macdonald, By Honor Betray'd
- In August 1954 a Venusian scoutcraft allegedly flew Adamski around the moon, showing him extraterrestrial cities and hangars as well as forests, lakes, and rivers.1999, Jerome Clark, Unexplained!: Strange Sightings, Incredible Occurrences & Puzzling Physical Phenomena, Visible Ink Press, page 7
Noun (3) capitalized: Scoutcraft
Scoutcraft (uncountable)
- Alternative form of scoutcraft.
Examples of scoutcraft in a sentence
- He flies around the Galaxy all alone in just a little tiny scoutcraft?2001, Douglas Kendall, Battle of Infinity City, page 298:
- In the ensuing years it had never come to that, yet every scoutcraft was equipped with a self-destruct mechanism, and every commander was prepared at all times to activate it.2006, Margaret Wander Bonanno, Strangers From The Sky, Pocket Books, page 32:
- The nearer they closed in; tiny scoutcrafts could be seen continuingly migrating to and from them.2013, Chris J. Berry, The Celestial Window, page 137:
Forms of scoutcraft
| plural | scoutcrafts |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Scoutcraft |
| plural | scoutcraft |
Origin of scoutcraft
From scout + -craft (skill).
From scout + -craft (vehicle).
Questions about scoutcraft
- What does scoutcraft mean?
- Scoutcraft means a set of mostly outdoor skills learned in scouting that include camping, hiking and pioneering.
- How do you use scoutcraft in a sentence?
- He flies around the Galaxy all alone in just a little tiny scoutcraft?
- What part of speech is scoutcraft?
- Scoutcraft is a noun.
- What is the plural of scoutcraft?
- The plural of scoutcraft is scoutcrafts.
Words near scoutcraft in the dictionary
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