Definitions for patrol
pəˈtroʊlpa·trol

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. patrolnoun

   a detachment used for security or reconnaissance

2. patrolnoun

   the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes

3. patrolverb

   a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security

4. patrol, policeverb

   maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. patrolnoun

   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.

2. patrolnoun

   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.

3. patrol

   The guard or men who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.

4. patrol

   Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the men thus guarding; as, a customs patrol; a fire patrol.

   In France there is an army of patrols to secure her fiscal regulations. -A. Hamilton.

5. patrolverb

   To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.

6. patrolverb

   To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Patrolnoun

   Etymology: patrouille, patouille, old French.

   1. The act of going the rounds in a garrison to observe that orders are kept.2. Those that go the rounds.

   O thou! by whose almighty nod the scale
   Of empire rises, or alternate falls,
   Send forth the saving virtues round the land
   In bright patrol. James Thomson, Summer.

2. To Patrolverb

   To go the rounds in a camp or garison.

   Etymology: patrouiller, Fr.

   These out guards of the mind are sent abroad
   And still patrolling beat the neighb’ring road,
   Or to the parts remote obedient fly,
   Keep posts advanc’d, and on the frontier lie. Richard Blackmore.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Patrol

   A patrol is commonly a group of personnel, such as law enforcement officers, military personnel, or security personnel, that are assigned to monitor or secure a specific geographic area.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. patrol

   Patrol refers to the act of moving around an area at regular intervals for the purpose of security or observation, often conducted by police, military, or security personnel. It involves activities such as monitoring, preventing, and addressing potential safety threats or disturbances. Patrol can also refer to the individuals or group tasked with this duty.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Patrolverb

   to go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat

2. Patrol

   t To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat

3. Patrolverb

   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. Patrolverb

   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. Patrolverb

   the guard or men who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol

6. Patrolverb

   any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the men thus guarding; as, a customs patrol; a fire patrol

7. Etymology: [F. patrouiller, O. & Prov. F. patrouiller to paddle, paw about, patrol, fr. patte a paw; cf. D. poot paw, G. pfote, and E. pat, v.]

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1. Patrol

   A patrol is commonly a group of personnel, such as police officers or soldiers, that are assigned to monitor a specific geographic area.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Patrol

   pa-trōl′, v.i. to go the rounds in a camp or garrison: to watch and protect.—v.t. to pass round as a sentry:—pr.p. patrōl′ling; pa.t. and pa.p. patrōlled′.—n. the marching round of a guard in the night: the guard or men who make a patrol: (also Patrōl′man) a policeman who walks about a certain beat for a specified time, such policemen collectively. [O. Fr. patrouille, a patrol, patrouiller, to march in the mud, through a form patouiller, from pate (mod. patte), the paw or foot of a beast, of Teut. origin, cf. Ger. patsche, little hand.]

Dictionary of Military and Associated TermsRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. patrol

   The night-rounds, to see that all is right, and to insure regularity and order.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. patrol

   To go the rounds in a camp or garrison; to march about and observe what passes as a guard. To pass round as a sentinel; as, to patrol the city.

Matched Categories

1. • Detachment
   • Guard
   • Protection

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'patrol' in Nouns Frequency: #2809

Anagrams for patrol »

1. portal

2. tropal

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of patrol in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of patrol in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of patrol in a Sentence

1. Ken Cuccinelli:

   If the Border Patrol, some of Border Patrol agents agents, are able to do this step Border Patrol agents, Border Patrol cuts one whole step out of the process and speeds us all along toward the tail end of that pipeline.

2. Omar Zamora:

   They’re actually pretty bare and about as high as Border Patrol agents get the vehicle, because Border Patrol agents do go off road. in the 18 years that I’ve been in Border Patrol in Laredo, we’ve seen UPS, FedEx trucks, Time Warner trucks, any kind of clones. Any business you can think of. The smugglers are trying to clone it to avoid law enforcement detection.

3. Brandon Judd:

   He sent Border Patrol agents out there to do the job, and now he's criticizing Border Patrol agents because his base wants Border Patrol agents to.

4. Richard Shelby:

   It's a question : How do Border Patrol officials get off the politics and to the substance ? If Border Patrol officials can do Border Patrol officials, Border Patrol officials will get the job done.

5. Joseph McCroy:

   I appreciate that Border Patrol is doing Border Patrol and I think Border Patrol would be Border Patrol. I think your best option is to go with the military. … That’s why they joined the service. They want to secure America.

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