scouting
Watching potential recruits
Scouting is the activity of searching an area to gather information—military scouts assess enemy positions, talent scouts evaluate potential recruits, and location scouts find filming sites.
The word also refers to the youth movement founded in the early twentieth century, emphasizing outdoor skills, community service, and character development: She learned camping through scouting.
To go scouting is to search: I went scouting for apartments.
Mobile group, organized
- jamboreeLarge festive gathering
- campfireOutdoor fire for gathering
- knotsSecured loops in rope
- uniformIdentical throughout
badge · pledge · patrol · den · pack · brownies · cubs · guides
Information-gathering before action
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- missionPurpose-driven task
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
stealth · observation · camouflage · surveillance · enemy · ambush · flank · terrain
Outdoor recreational lodging
- hikingRecreational trail walking
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
- orienteeringCompetitive terrain navigation sport
- trailPath through wilderness
compass · wilderness · nature · forest · campsite · canoeing · wildlife · birdwatching
Organized exploratory journey
- trailblazingBeing the first through
- pathfindingCalculating efficient travel routes
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- mappingDiagram of correspondences
navigation · uncharted · frontier · territory · wilderness · terrain · surveying · discovery
troop
Mobile group, organized
uniform · badge · pledge · patrol · den · pack · brownies · cubs · guides · venture
reconnaissance
Information-gathering before action
- patrolRegular surveillance route
- intelligenceMental ability, cognitive capacity
- missionPurpose-driven task
infiltration · stealth · observation · camouflage · surveillance · enemy · ambush · flank · terrain · advance
camping
Outdoor recreational lodging
- hikingRecreational trail walking
- backpackingSelf-supported wilderness travel
- orienteeringCompetitive terrain navigation sport
trail · compass · wilderness · nature · forest · campsite · canoeing · wildlife · birdwatching · fishing
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
- trailblazingBeing the first through
- pathfindingCalculating efficient travel routes
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
mapping · navigation · uncharted · frontier · territory · wilderness · terrain · surveying · discovery · pioneering
prospect
Potential client or opportunity
showcase · tryout · audition · evaluation · assessment · potential · phenom · protege · rookie · signing
- huntingdeer hunting, hunting rifle, hunters, tracking, hunting license
- pregamewarmup, warm-up, stretching routine, stretching, pep talk
- youth organizations4-H, 4-H Club, YMCA, youth groups, YWCA
- youth programsyouth groups, youth programs, youth camps, after-school programs, youth clubs
- bird huntingduck hunting, goose hunting, pheasant hunting, quail hunting, shotguns
- outdoor educationoutdoor education, outdoor learning, outdoor skills, outdoor leadership, nature study
scoutingrecruiting
Enlisting new members
signing · committing · hiring · enlisting · drafting
scoutingdefending
Protecting against harm
fortifying · occupying · garrisoning · entrenching · retreating
- scouting reportAnalysis of competitor's abilities
- talent scoutingSeeking gifted individuals
- scouting outInvestigating an area beforehand
- scouting missionExploratory operation for intelligence
- location scoutingFinding places to film
- Boy ScoutingYouth organization for males
scout, scouts, scouted, scout out, scoutmaster, scoutmasters, boyscout, scoutcraft