akela

[ uh-kee-luh ]

noun

1. (in the Cub Scouts) a pack leader.

Akela

/ ɑːˈkeɪlə /

noun

1. the adult leader of a pack of Cub Scouts US equivalentDen Mother

Word History and Origins

Origin of akela¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of akela¹

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

Example Sentences

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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