patrol

patrol
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noun
ADJECTIVE
routine
special (BrE)
armed
foot

Every police car and foot patrol in the area is on full alert.

mounted
reconnaissance
dawn, night
air, army, military, naval, police, security
enemy
border
coastal, harbour/harbor (esp. AmE), maritime, shore
highway (AmE), traffic (BrE)

The highway patrol has sealed off the area.

helicopters used for traffic patrols

safety (AmE) (= to help children cross the street, etc.)
VERB + PATROL
carry out, conduct, fly, go on

The Italians flew regular patrols over the desert.

maintain

They maintain a continuous patrol of the oceans with three submarines.

send out

They sent out four-man patrols to scout the area.

ambush, attack

One soldier was killed when his patrol was ambushed.

PATROL + NOUN
aircraft, boat, car, craft, vehicle, vessel
duty
PREPOSITION
on patrol

police officers on patrol

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verb
Patrol is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑guard, ↑helicopter, ↑officer, ↑police, ↑policeman, ↑submarine, ↑troops
Patrol is used with these nouns as the object: ↑area, ↑border, ↑neighbourhood, ↑perimeter, ↑sky, ↑street, ↑territory, ↑zone

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  • Patrol — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Patrol — Pa*trol , v. t To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Patrol — 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • patrol — [n] guarding; guard convoying, defending, escorting, garrison, lookout, patroler, policing, protecting, protection, rounds, safeguarding, scouting, sentinel, spy, vigilance, watch, watching, watchperson; concepts 134,354,358 patrol [v] guard,… …   New thesaurus

  • patrol — [pə trōl′] vt., vi. patrolled, patrolling [Fr patrouiller, altered < OFr patouiller, to paddle, puddle, patrol < pate, paw: see PATOIS] to make a regular and repeated circuit of (an area, town, camp, etc.) in guarding or inspecting n. [Fr… …   English World dictionary

  • patrol — I verb attend, be on the alert, be on the lookout, be on the watch, circumire, cover, cover a beat, go the rounds, guard, inspect, keep an eye on, keep guard, keep in view, keep vigil, keep watch, look out, march, monitor, observe, overlook, pace …   Law dictionary

  • patrol — as a verb has inflected forms patrolled, patrolling in both BrE and AmE …   Modern English usage

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  • Patrol — In military tactics, a patrol is often a small tactical grouping sent out by land, sea or air to perform a specific task. The basic task of a patrol is to follow a known route at regular intervals looking out for anything out of the ordinary… …   Wikipedia

  • patrol */ — I UK [pəˈtrəʊl] / US [pəˈtroʊl] noun Word forms patrol : singular patrol plural patrols 1) a) [countable] a group of people or vehicles that move around a place in order to prevent trouble or crime He was arrested for shooting at an army patrol.… …   English dictionary

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