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   patrol

   /pəˈtrəʊl/

   noun

   • 1. an expedition to keep watch over an area, especially by guards or police walking or driving around at regular intervals: "we were ordered to investigate on a night patrol" Similar vigilguardwatchmonitoringpolicingbeatbeat-poundingpatrollingroundsentry dutyreconnoitresurveillancesurveyexaminationinformal:recce
   • ▪ a person or group of people sent to keep watch over an area: "a police patrol stopped the man and searched him"
   • ▪ the action of keeping watch over an area: "the police were on patrol when they were ordered to investigate the incident"
   • ▪ a routine operational voyage of a ship or aircraft: "a submarine patrol" Similar patrolman/patrolwomansentinelsentrygarrisondefenderdetailscoutscouting partytask forceescortconvoy
   • ▪ an official who controls traffic where children cross the road: British "there were two schools but no crossing patrol"
   • 2. a unit of six to eight Scouts or Guides forming part of a troop: "break the Cubs into sixes and Scouts into patrols"

   verb

   • 1. keep watch over (an area) by regularly walking or travelling around it: "the garrison had to patrol the streets to maintain order"

   Word Origin mid 17th century (as a noun): from German Patrolle, from French patrouille, from patrouiller ‘paddle in mud’, from patte ‘paw’ + dialect (gad)rouille ‘dirty water’.

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   What is patrol noun?

   • Definition of patrol noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary [countable, uncountable] the act of going to different parts of a building, an area, etc. to make sure that there is no trouble or crime Security guards make regular patrols at night. [countable] a group of soldiers, vehicles, etc. that patrol an area

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   What is the meaning of patrolling a town?

   • The whole town is patrolled by police because of the possibility of riots. A security guard with a dog patrols the building site at night. Coastguards found a deserted boat while patrolling (along) the coast. You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Three reconnaissance aircraft are permanently on patrol.

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   What is a night patrol?

   • When a person or a group monitors a specific area, that's a patrol. A police officer's night patrol might involve walking a beat on certain city streets. A patrol is the activity of watching a neighborhood or region, and also refers to the person or group doing the watching. And when you join such a group, you can say you patrol.

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   What is an example of a war patrol?

   • Noun The guard makes a patrol of the building every hour. Soldiers are on patrol along the border. Army patrols combed the area. Verb The squad had orders to patrol the area. The border is patrolled by the army. Recent Examples on the Web In total, the sub made six war patrols in a little over a year.

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   Patrol definition: (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.. See examples of PATROL used in a sentence.

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   Learn the noun and verb meanings of patrol, as well as its synonyms, etymology, and examples. Patrol can refer to the action of going the rounds for observation or security, or the person or group doing it.

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   When a person or a group monitors a specific area, that's a patrol. A police officer's night patrol might involve walking a beat on certain city streets. A patrol is the activity of watching a neighborhood or region, and also refers to the person or group doing the watching.

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   noun. /pəˈtrəʊl/ [countable, uncountable] the act of going to different parts of a building, an area, etc. to make sure that there is no trouble or crime. Security guards make regular patrols at night. on patrol a police car on patrol. Extra Examples. Topics Law and justice c1, War and conflict c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.