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- Dictionarypatrol/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
- 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"
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the act of checking that there is no trouble or danger in a building or area: a highway patrol.
noun. pa· trol pə-ˈtrōl. Synonyms of patrol. 1. a. : the action of traversing a district or beat or of going the rounds along a chain of guards for observation or the maintenance of security. b. : the person performing such an action. c. : a unit of persons or vehicles employed for reconnaissance, security, or combat. 2.
(especially of soldiers or the police) to go around an area or a building to see if there is any trouble or danger: 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.
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.
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.
1. the action of going through or around a town, neighbourhood, etc, at regular intervals for purposes of security or observation. 2. a person or group that carries out such an action. 3. (Military) a military detachment with the mission of security, gathering information, or combat with enemy forces. 4. a division of a troop of Scouts or Guides.
When soldiers, police, or guards patrol an area or building, they move around it in order to make sure that there is no trouble there. Prison officers continued to patrol the grounds within the jail. American English : patrol / pəˈtroʊl /
patrol (something) to go around an area or a building at regular times to check that it is safe and that there is no trouble. Troops patrolled the border day and night. to patrol the streets/area. Guards can be seen patrolling everywhere. Aircraft regularly patrol the frontier. Topics Law and justice c1. Word Origin.
PATROL definition: 1. the act of looking for trouble or danger around an area or building: 2. a group of soldiers or…. Learn more.
Definition of patrol noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. patrol. 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.
