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1. (v.t.) patrol
(of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass regularly along (a specified route) or through (a specified area) in order to maintain order and security.
2. (v.i.) patrol
to pass along or through such a route or area for this purpose.
3. (n.) patrol
a person or group of persons that patrols.
4. patrol
an automobile, ship, plane, squadron, fleet, etc., assigned to patrol an area.
5. patrol
a military detachment detailed for reconnaissance, combat, or other special assignment.
6. patrol
the act of patrolling.
7. patrol
(in the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts) a subdivision of a troop, usu. consisting of about eight members.
Etymology: (1930–35)
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| Definition of 'Patrol' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) patrol
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
2. (noun) patrol
the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes
3. (verb) patrol
a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security
4. (verb) patrol, police
maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
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1. (verb) patrol
to go around checking an area at regular intervals
Police patrolled the center of town.
2. (noun) patrol
a group that patrols an area, or the act of patrolling an area
patrol cars; a police patrol; soldiers on patrol during the night
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| Definition of 'Patrol' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. Patrol
t To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat
2. (verb) Patrol
to go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat
3. (verb) Patrol
a going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts
4. (verb) Patrol
a movement, by a small body of troops beyond the line of outposts, to explore the country and gain intelligence of the enemy's whereabouts
5. (verb) Patrol
the guard or men who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol
6. (verb) Patrol
any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the men thus guarding; as, a customs patrol; a fire patrol
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| Definition of 'Patrol' |
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. Patrol
A detachment of ground, sea, or air forces sent out for the purpose of gathering information or carrying out a destructive, harassing, mopping-up, or security mission. See also combat air patrol.
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Sense: to watch or protect (an area) by moving continually around or through it
Soldiers patrolled the streets.
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 Afrikaans: patrolleer |
 Arabic: يَقومُ بِدَوْرِيَّه |
 Bulgarian: патрулирам |
 Brazilian: patrulhar |
 Czech: patrolovat |
 German: patroullieren |
 Danish: patruljere |
 Greek: περιπολώ |
 Spanish: patrullar |
 Estonian: patrullima |
 Farsi: گشت زدن |
 Finnish: partioida |
 French: patrouiller |
 Hebrew: לְסַייֵר |
 Hindi: गश्त लगाना, पहरा देना |
 Croatian: ophodnja |
 Hungarian: járőrőz, cirkál |
 Indonesian: berpatroli |
 Icelandic: vakta, hafa eftirlit |
 Italian: pattugliare |
 Japanese: 巡察する |
 Korean: 순찰하다 |
 Lithuanian: patruliuoti |
 Latvian: patrulēt; doties patruļā |
 Malay: meronda |
 Dutch: patrouilleren |
 Norwegian: patruljere |
 Polish: patrolować |
 Persian: گشت زدن |
 Pashto: پيره كول، ګزمه وهل، پيره |
 Portuguese: patrulhar |
 Romanian: a patrula |
 Russian: патрулировать |
 Slovak: patrolovať |
 Slovenian: patruljirati |
 Serbian: patrolirati |
 Swedish: patrullera |
 Thai: ตรวจตรา |
 Turkish: devriye gezmek |
 Taiwanese: 巡邏 |
 Ukrainian: патрулювати; охороняти |
 Urdu: حفاظتي گشت کرنا |
 Vietnamese: tuần tra |
 Chinese: 巡逻 |
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