patrol

patrol
I verb attend, be on the alert, be on the lookout, be on the watch, circumire, cover, cover a beat, go the rounds, guard, inspect, keep an eye on, keep guard, keep in view, keep vigil, keep watch, look out, march, monitor, observe, overlook, pace, perform sentry duty, police, protect, reconnoiter, safeguard, scan, scout, stand guard, stand sentinel, superintend, sweep through, traverse, walk, walk a beat, watch II index perambulate, police, protect, traverse

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  • patrol — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. mnż III, D. u; lm D. i {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} grupa osób wydzielona do przeprowadzenia zwiadu, rozpoznania, kontroli itp. (głównie w wojsku) : {{/stl 7}}{{stl 10}}Patrol wojskowy …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

  • Patrol — Pa*trol , n. [F. patrouille, OF. patouille. See {Patrol}, v. i.] 1. (Mil.) (a) A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Patrol — Pa*trol , v. t To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Patrol — Pa*trol , v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Patrolled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Patrolling}.] [F. patrouiller, O. & Prov. F. patrouiller to paddle, paw about, patrol, fr. patte a paw; cf. D. poot paw, G. pfote, and E. pat, v.] To go the rounds along a chain of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • patrol — [n] guarding; guard convoying, defending, escorting, garrison, lookout, patroler, policing, protecting, protection, rounds, safeguarding, scouting, sentinel, spy, vigilance, watch, watching, watchperson; concepts 134,354,358 patrol [v] guard,… …   New thesaurus

  • patrol — [pə trōl′] vt., vi. patrolled, patrolling [Fr patrouiller, altered < OFr patouiller, to paddle, puddle, patrol < pate, paw: see PATOIS] to make a regular and repeated circuit of (an area, town, camp, etc.) in guarding or inspecting n. [Fr… …   English World dictionary

  • patrol — as a verb has inflected forms patrolled, patrolling in both BrE and AmE …   Modern English usage

  • patrol — ► NOUN 1) a person or group sent to keep watch over an area, especially a detachment of guards or police. 2) the action of patrolling an area. 3) a military or naval expedition to carry out reconnaissance. ► VERB (patrolled, patrolling) ▪ keep… …   English terms dictionary

  • Patrol — In military tactics, a patrol is often a small tactical grouping sent out by land, sea or air to perform a specific task. The basic task of a patrol is to follow a known route at regular intervals looking out for anything out of the ordinary… …   Wikipedia

  • patrol */ — I UK [pəˈtrəʊl] / US [pəˈtroʊl] noun Word forms patrol : singular patrol plural patrols 1) a) [countable] a group of people or vehicles that move around a place in order to prevent trouble or crime He was arrested for shooting at an army patrol.… …   English dictionary

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