patrol (pəˈtrəʊl
)
Definitions
noun
- the action of going through or around a town, neighbourhood, etc, at regular intervals for purposes of security or observation
- a person or group that carries out such an action
- a military detachment with the mission of security, gathering information, or combat with enemy forces
- a division of a troop of Scouts or Guides
verb
- to engage in a patrol of (a place)
Alternative Forms
paˈtroller nounWord Origin
C17: from French patrouiller, from patouiller to flounder in mud, from patte pawTranslations
- British English:
patrol
Patrol is the action of moving round an area or building in order to make sure that there is no trouble there.He failed to return from a patrol.pəˈtrəʊl NOUN He failed to return from a patrol.
- Spanish:
patrulla
nf
- French:
patrouille
nf
- German:
Streife
nf
- Chinese: 巡逻 n
- Arabic: دَوْرِيَّةٌ n
- Portuguese: patrulha nf
- Russian: патруль nm
- Croatian: ophodnja nf
- Czech: hlídka nf
- Danish: patrulje nutr
- Dutch: patrouille n
- Finnish: partio n
- Greek: περίπολος nf
- Italian: pattuglia nf
- Japanese: パトロール n
- Korean: 순찰 n
- Norwegian: patrulje nm
- Polish: patrol nm
- Brazilian Portuguese: patrulha nf
- European Spanish:
patrulla
nf
- Swedish: patrull nutr
- Thai: การลาดตระเวณ n
- Turkish: devriye n
- Vietnamese: việc đi tuần tra n
Usage examples
He blamed each of the shock blasts that had entrapped his recent life on the faces of the patrol.
, Field of Blood (1990)Deadly arsenal As we patrol , the three cops at the rear walk backward to discourage ambush.
Maxim (2004)A U. S. military spokesman said a patrol inspecting a suspected weapons site exchanged fire with guerrillas.
Globe and Mail (2003)At least one man in each patrol will carry the FN Minimi, a light automatic weapon with the concentrated firepower of a machine-gun.
Glasgow Herald (2001)A similar technique is used by the TV detector vans that regularly patrol our streets.
, Corporate Cloak and Dagger (1994)