pa·trol
pa·trol/pəˈtrōl/
noun
- an expedition to keep watch over an area, especially by guards or police walking or driving around at regular intervals."we were ordered to investigate on a night patrol"synonyms: vigil, guard, watch, monitoring, policing, beat, beat-pounding, patrolling, round, sentry duty, reconnoiter, surveillance, survey, examination, recce
- a unit of six to eight Girl Scouts or Boy Scouts forming part of a troop."break the Cubs into sixes and Scouts into patrols"
verb
keep watch over (an area) by regularly walking or traveling around or through it.
"the garrison had to patrol the streets to maintain order"
synonyms: keep guard (on), guard, keep watch (on), police, walk the beat (of), pound the beat (of), make the rounds (of), walk along/around, range (over), perform sentry duty (on), picket, stand guard (over), keep a vigil (on), keep a lookout (over), cover, monitor, defend, safeguard, cruise, pound, prowl, rove, roam
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A patrol is commonly a group of personnel, such as law enforcement officers, military personnel, or security personnel, that are assigned to monitor or secure a specific geographic area. Wikipedia
The meaning of PATROL is the action of traversing a district or beat or of going the rounds along a chain of guards for observation or the maintenance of ...
A patrol is commonly a group of personnel, such as law enforcement officers, military personnel, or security personnel, that are assigned to monitor or ...
noun · a person or group of persons assigned to patrol an area, road, etc. · an automobile, ship, plane, squadron, fleet, etc., assigned to patrol an area.
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Patrol. Fort Worth is 359 square miles and serves approximately 956,709 residents. Patrol is divided into 2 commands, North Command and South Command.
(especially of soldiers or the police) to go around an area or a building to see if there is any trouble or danger:.