akela

[ uh-kee-luh ]

/ əˈki lə /

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noun

(in the Cub Scouts) a pack leader.

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Origin of akela

After Akela, leader of the wolf pack in The Jungle Books by Kipling

Words nearby akela

Akbar, A.K.C., ake, akeake, akebi, akela, Akeley, akene, Akh, Akhaïa, akhara

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How to use akela in a sentence

So the Stable boys stumbled sleepily back to their own quarters, and Akela tucked each of them up in his blankets.
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As Akela crept softly round she could only hear the regular breathing of sound sleepers.
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Akela wrings him out and sends him home to get into dry clothes, for the sun is beginning to sink.
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Akela then turned the boat shorewards suddenly, and pulled at the oars for dear life, and all the Cubs helped by cheering.
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"I'll tell as long as the candle lasts," said Akela, sticking a stump of candle on the ledge.
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British Dictionary definitions for akela

Akela

/ (ɑːˈkeɪlə) /

noun

British the adult leader of a pack of Cub ScoutsUS equivalent: Den Mother

Word Origin for Akela

C20: after a character in Kipling's The Jungle Book (1894–95), who is the leader of a wolfpack

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