scout troop
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2.5
- noun
:
tropa de scouts
- I lead a Girl Scout troop, and my husband leads a Cub Scout den.
Examples
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A few years ago, our Boy Scout troop had a crew paddle the Boundary Waters in Quetico.
Blog text (13) -
Scouting magazine's editor printed my story "A Halloween Tradition" about a local Boy Scout troop that supported its activities by conducting a haunted-castle event each October.
Academic text (2011) -
You know, the first time I spoke was to a scout troop of little girls.
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When the Girl Scout troop recently discussed women they see as powerful, my name came up.
Blog text (1) -
"My mother is planning a camping experience for her Girl Scout troop in three weeks.
Fiction book (2002) -
There is much paperwork, many rules, and serious regulations to form a Girl Scout troop these days.
Blog text (3) -
I'm my daughter's Girl Scout troop leader.
Blog text (30) -
I am also a co-leader of a Junior Girl Scout troop.
Blog text (17) -
"And his sister is in my sister's Girl Scout troop, so they've called our house tons of times," Becky said.
Fiction book (2001) -
Our youngest daughter plans to have her scout troop over for a cooking class.
Synonyms
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2.7
A group of Scouts who meet to learn skills and do activities together
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1.8
A local group of young people who learn camping and teamwork
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a group of Girl or Boy Scouts' is directly derivable from combining 'Scout' (a participant in Scouting) with 'troop' (a group or organizational unit). This straightforward noun+noun composition is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the phrase's meaning.
Etymology
The name scout troop comes from the start of scouting in the early 1900s. Leaders used scout for a young explorer and troop for a small group of 'soldiers', so a scout troop is an organized group of scouts who meet and learn together.