patrol
/pəˈtɹoʊl/noun, verb2 syllables
Patrol means: maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol.
Synonyms for patrol1
verb, as in maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
What does patrol mean?4
verb
1
maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
noun
1
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
2
the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes
3
a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with patrol?24
one syllable
Patrol in a sentence
- The patrol cars cover the whole of the area.AlanF_US
- He ran away at the sight of a police patrol.AlanF_US
- Ten policemen were assigned to patrol that area.mookeee
- We saw a patrol car running at full speed.unknown
- Soldiers go on patrol in a military vehicle.Source_VOA
- Diego needed to patrol that area of the mall.Amastan
- They hid in the bushes to avoid being picked up by the patrol.sundown
- Dan was assigned to patrol a suburban area.Amastan
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Forms of patrol
as a noun
- plural
- patrols
as a verb
- past tense
- patrolled
- present participle
- patrolling
- third-person singular
- patrols
- past participle
- patrolled