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Definition of patrol
1a : the action of traversing a district or beat or of going the rounds along a chain of guards for observation or the maintenance of securityb : the person performing such an actionc : a unit of persons or vehicles employed for reconnaissance, security, or combat
2 : a subdivision of a Boy Scout troop or Girl Scout troop
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Examples of patrol in a Sentence
The guard makes a patrol of the building every hour.
Soldiers are on patrol along the border.
Army patrols combed the area.
Recent Examples of patrol from the Web
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The suspects' vehicle made its way to that area and collided with the patrol car sitting at 18th and Grant.
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A Boise Police officer recently spotted a mountain lion in the Table Rock area during a routine night patrol, according to Idaho Fish and Game.
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Officers on patrol found Gary Sgro, 58, about 1:50 a.m. lying unresponsive in the road near Myrtle and Washington streets, police said.
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Signs closing the trails went up as officers in patrol cars, on motorbikes and an off-road cart converged on the center’s parking lot.
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Detective David March and patrol Officers Thomas Gaffney and Joseph Walsh were all charged on June 28 with conspiracy, official misconduct and obstruction of justice, according to the Chicago Tribune.
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Police on Sunday night said patrol officers believe the suspect or suspects and the victim were in a dispute over a handgun and drugs, which may have led to the homicide.
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It has been suggested to maintain an aerial patrol along the routes followed by shipping, seaplanes and dirigibles taking their supplies of bombs and fuel from mother ships of the class officially known as ‘
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But the dashcam footage from Yanez’s patrol car offers new insight into what happened in the moments leading up to the shooting.
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First Known Use of patrol
1664
patrol
Definition of patrol
patrolled
;patrolling
intransitive verb
: to carry out a patrol
transitive verb
: to carry out a patrol of
patroller
nounExamples of patrol in a Sentence
The squad had orders to patrol the area.
The border is patrolled by the army.
Recent Examples of patrol from the Web
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In Eastern Europe, vigilante groups are patrolling borders to try to intercept Muslim refugees.
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Nelson, a former flight attendant, was patrolling the Hidden Grove apartment complex in his company car.
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A police union official, Cedric Michel, said a man armed with a hammer went after the police officer, who was patrolling the esplanade in front of the world-famous cathedral known for its gothic architecture and gargoyles.
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Johnson said the added officers will patrol the parks and other open spaces where large gatherings are expected.
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With his 7’2 wingspan, Adebayo patrolled the paint for Kentucky in his lone year with the Wildcats.
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At least half a dozen armed police were still patrolling Piccadilly railway station Tuesday morning, with one officer explaining that they’d been drafted in from a region 100 miles away and were equipped with light-weight rifles.
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Portage has one full-time animal control officer and two part-time officers, keeping police officers free to patrol city streets, Uzelac said.
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District 4 troopers patrolled the area from the Eisenhower Expressway south to the Indiana border, and from Lake Michigan west to the Will-Cook county line.
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Origin and Etymology of patrol
French patrouiller, from Middle French, to tramp around in the mud, from patte paw — more at patten
PATROL Defined for English Language Learners
patrol
playDefinition of patrol for English Language Learners
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: the act of walking or going around or through an area, building, etc., in order to make sure that it is safe : the act of patrolling an area
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: a group of people, vehicles, etc., that go through an area to make sure that it is safe : a group that patrols an area
patrol
Definition of patrol for English Language Learners
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: to walk or go around or through (an area, building, etc.) especially in order to make sure that it is safe
PATROL Defined for Kids
Definition of patrol for Students
1 : the action of going around an area to make sure that it is safe
2 : a person or group going around an area to make sure that it is safe
3 : a part of a Boy Scout or Girl Scout troop
Definition of patrol for Students
patrolled
;patrolling
: to go around an area for the purpose of watching or protecting
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