Baden-Powell

American  

[beyd-n-poh-uhl, bad-n-pou-uhl] / ˈbeɪd nˈpoʊ əl, ˈbæd nˈpaʊ əl /

noun

1. Robert Stephenson Smyth 1st Baron, 1857–1941, British general who founded the Boy Scouts in 1908 and, with his sister Lady Agnes, the Girl Guides in 1910.

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Baden-Powell British  

/ -ˈpaʊəl, ˈbeɪdənˈpəʊəl /

noun

1. Robert Stephenson Smyth (smɪθ, smaɪθ), 1st Baron Baden-Powell. 1857–1941, British general, noted for his defence of Mafeking (1899–1900) in the Boer War; founder of the Boy Scouts (1908) and (with his sister Agnes) the Girl Guides (1910)

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Baden-Powell

Baden-Powell hike near Wrightwood, several popular routes have been burned.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2024

Several local towns and New York state’s Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation are working with the Baden-Powell Council of the Boy Scouts to try to preserve the land.

From Washington Times ● Jun. 4, 2022

Several local towns and New York state’s Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation is working with the Baden-Powell Council of the Boy Scouts to try to preserve the land.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 4, 2022

As Wrexham's Sarah Atherton was speaking in the Commons, a fellow Tory backbencher could be heard saying Scout movement leader Robert Baden-Powell "would be turning in his grave".

From BBC ● Apr. 21, 2022

At night, after the attack, Colonel Baden-Powell issued a general order congratulating his forces and the people in Mafeking upon their calmness during the heavy fire to which they had been subjected.

From The Siege of Mafeking (1900) by Hamilton, J. Angus