to patrol
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3.5
- verb
- /pəˈtroʊl/
:
patrullar
- " Ben, some of the boys found this on patrol some time back and thought of you.
- patrol the area
- patrol the streets
- patrol the border
State troopers patrolling the neighborhood, not city cops.
- State troopers patrolling the neighborhood, not city cops.
- The effect of, of, of regular preventive foot patrolling is immense.
- So I went out on this patrol and we've been patrolling for at least an hour.
- Your Navy should be the force there patrolling the waters and serving as the arbiter.
- So we're finally on foot now, patrolling the streets of London.
- Inside the city, troops and police armed with submachine guns and swords patrol the streets.
- It's the longest border in the world, the least offended, and the most patrolled.
- We've never moved that pace before when we would when we would do patrolling and training.
- Our guys could go, they would patrol in, but they often make contact if they were in.
- Yeah, that's what we we hadn't been drinking, but he was kind of he was patrolling us, as Christy was saying.
Examples
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Everybody, we're going to need a guard detail to patrol the perimeter.
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Inside the city, troops and police armed with submachine guns and swords patrol the streets.
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- Yes, the Empire sent us to patrol the wall.
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Only a few teachers patrol the halls of the entire school during study time.
Academic text (2005) -
"The police have assured me," Hamilton began, "that they will patrol the church every hour."
Fiction book (1998) -
So we're finally on foot now, patrolling the streets of London.
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Elderidge, take some of these men and patrol the back.
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I was just in a squad car patrolling the streets of Chicago.
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With their constant presence and fruitful actions, they effectively patrol and monitor their areas, keeping out unwelcome and illegal activities.
Academic text (2004) -
Each day, she and her colleagues patrol the bay looking for animals in distress.
Synonyms
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3.1
To patrol an area to prevent crime and keep it safe
To walk the edges of land to check property lines
Antonyms
Compounds
- Formal
41
3.8
A group of officers who watch and protect a country's border to stop illegal crossings
- Formal
1
3.8
A United States government agency that finds and stops people entering the country without permission
A federal agency that patrols United States borders to stop people entering the country illegally
- Slang
A joking name for a group watching something unimportant, often police on quiet shifts
- Jargon
People from the navy who keep order in ports and towns when sailors are on leave
How Often
Surface Forms
Etymology
Patrol comes from the French verb patrouiller, which meant 'to go walking about' to look or guard. So to patrol is to move around an area regularly to keep it safe.