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  5  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Patrol  \Pa*trol"\,  n. 
  See  {Boy  Scout}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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  sentinels;  to  traverse  a 
  police  district  or  beat 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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  on  the  outposts. 
  b  A  movement,  by  a  small  body  of  troops  beyond  the  line 
  of  outposts,  to  explore  the  country  and  gain 
  intelligence  of  the  enemy's  whereabouts. 
  c  The  guard  or  men  who  go  the  rounds  for  observation;  a 
  detachment  whose  duty  it  is  to  patrol. 
 
  2.  Any  perambulation  of  a  particular  line  or  district  to 
  guard  it  also  the  men  thus  guarding;  as  a  customs 
  patrol;  a  fire  patrol. 
 
  In  France  there  is  an  army  of  patrols  to  secure  her 
  fiscal  regulations.  --A.  Hamilton. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  patrol 
  n  1:  a  detachment  used  for  security  or  reconnaissance 
  2:  the  activity  of  going  around  or  through  an  area  at  regular 
  intervals  for  security  purposes  [syn:  {patrolling}] 
  3:  a  group  that  goes  through  a  region  at  regular  intervals  for 
  the  purpose  of  security 
  v  :  maintain  the  security  of  by  carrying  out  a  control  [syn:  {police}] 




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