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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

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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

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of patrol

as a noun

plural
patrols

as a verb

past tense
patrolled
present participle
patrolling
third-person singular
patrols
past participle
patrolled