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Definition of Eagle scout
1. Noun. A Boy Scout who has earned many merit badges.
Definition of Eagle scout
1. Noun. The highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Eagle Scout
Literary usage of Eagle scout
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Storms Over the Urban Forest: Planning, Responding, and Regreening by Lisa L. Burban, John W. Anderson (1996)
"For example, the community of LaGrange Park, IL had an eagle scout work with the
... The eagle scout organized members of his Scout pack to assist in the ..."
2. Play and Recreation for the Open Country by Henry Stoddard Curtis (1914)
"After a boy has become a first-class scout he may go on to become a life scout,
a Star scout, and an eagle scout by acquiring proficiency in a number of ..."
3. The Boy Scout Movement Applied by the Church by Norman Egbert Richardson, Ormond Eros Loomis (1915)
"Special ranks, including "Life Scout," "Star Scout," and "eagle scout," are given
to boys passing particular groups of merit-badge subjects. ..."
4. The Boy Scouts' Year Book by Boy Scouts of America (1922)
"He has worked his way up through all the stages of Scouting until now he has
attained the rank of eagle scout. He is a good student and is proficient in ..."
5. The Play Movement and Its Significance by Henry Stoddard Curtis (1917)
"If he wins twenty- one, he becomes an eagle scout. Perhaps the most prominent
single characteristic of scouting is that it is an outdoor life. ..."
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