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Patrol

Patrol Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Patrol? [n] the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes [n] a detachment used for security or reconnaissance [n] a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security [v] maintain the security of by carrying out a control Synonyms \| Synonyms for Patrol: police Related Terms \| Find terms related to Patrol: airplane spotter \| Argus \| beat \| Charley \| course \| cover \| defend \| defending \| do \| fire patrolman \| fire warden \| fireguard \| forward observer \| go over \| guard \| guarding \| keep guard \| keep vigil \| keep watch \| lookout \| lookout man \| measure \| mount guard \| night watchman \| overpass \| pass over \| pass through \| patroller \| patrolman \| perambulate \| peregrinate \| pererrate \| picket \| ply \| police \| protect \| protecting \| protection \| range \| range over \| reconnoiter \| rounds \| roundsman \| safeguarding \| scour \| scour the country \| scout \| sentinel \| sentry \| spotter \| stand guard \| stand sentinel \| sweep \| track \| transit \| travel over \| travel through \| traverse \| vedette \| vigilance \| voyage \| watch \| watch over \| watcher \| watchfulness \| watchkeeper \| watchman See Also \| border patrol \| detachment \| force \| guard \| harbor patrol \| patroller \| personnel \| protection Patrol In Webster's Dictionary \Patrol"\, n. See {Boy Scout}. \Patrol"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Patrolled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Patrolling}.] [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.] To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat. \Patrol"\, v. t To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat. \Patrol"\, n. [F. patrouille, OF. patouille. See {Patrol}, v. i.] 1. (Mil.) (a) 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. (b) 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. (c) The guard or men who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol. 2. 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.

Patrol Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Patrol?

[n] the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes
[n] a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
[n] a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security
[v] maintain the security of by carrying out a control

Synonyms | Synonyms for Patrol: police

Patrol In Webster's Dictionary

\Pa*trol"\, n.
See {Boy Scout}.


\Pa*trol"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Patrolled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Patrolling}.] [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.]
To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a
police district or beat.


\Pa*trol"\, v.
t To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as,
to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat.


\Pa*trol"\, n. [F. patrouille, OF. patouille. See
{Patrol}, v. i.]
1. (Mil.)
   (a) 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.
   (b) 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.
   (c) The guard or men who go the rounds for observation; a
       detachment whose duty it is to patrol.

2. 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.

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