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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Example Sentences

Baden-Powell trail, it was not burned in the Bridge fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2024

Founded in 1910 by Lord Baden-Powell, the Scouts now have a membership of more than 500,000 young people and adult volunteers.

From BBC • Sep. 6, 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

Commandant Snyman presented his compliments to Colonel Baden-Powell, and desired to know if, to save further bloodshed, we would now surrender.

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