SCOUT

Scout

The Scout family of rockets were American launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The Scout multistage rocket was the first orbital launch vehicle to be entirely composed of solid fuel stages.

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scout

Noun

  1. A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information about the enemy and ground.
  2. An act of scouting or reconnoitering.
  3. A member of any number of youth organizations belonging to the international movement, such as the Boy Scouts of America or Girl Scouts of the United States.
  4. A person who assesses and/or recruits others; especially, one who identifies promising talent on behalf of a sports team.
  5. A college student's or undergraduate's servant; -- so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a gyp; and at Dublin, a skip.
  6. A fielder in a game for practice.
  7. A fighter aircraft.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A swift sailing boat.

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. A projecting rock.

Verb

  1. To explore a wide terrain, as on a search; to reconnoiter.
  2. To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To reject with contempt.
    to scout an idea or an apology
  2. To scoff.


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