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patrol |
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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