patrol Sentence Examples
- The police patrol regularly around the neighborhood to deter crime.
- The park rangers patrolled the hiking trails to ensure visitor safety.
- The security team patrolled the building perimeter to prevent unauthorized entry.
- The volunteers patrolled the beach during the annual cleanup event.
- The Coast Guard patrolled the shoreline to monitor illegal fishing activities.
- The border patrol intercepted a group of undocumented immigrants attempting to cross the border.
- The ski patrol searched for lost skiers after a snowstorm.
- The neighborhood watch group organized a patrol to monitor suspicious individuals.
- The forest rangers patrolled the campground to prevent wildfires and protect wildlife.
- The army patrolled the outskirts of the village to prevent enemy infiltrators.
patrol Meaning
patrol (n)
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes
a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security
patrol (v)
maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
patrol (v. i.)
To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.
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.
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.
The guard or men who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.
Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the men thus guarding; as, a customs patrol; a fire patrol.
patrol (v.)
t To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat.
patrol (n.)
See Boy Scout.
Synonyms & Antonyms of patrol
FAQs About the word patrol
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance, the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes, a group that goes
paratroops, watch, picket, commando,sentry, outpost, rear guard, battalion, wing,firing squad
ignore, ignore, disregard, forget, disregard, forget, abandon, abandon,pass over, pass over
The police patrol regularly around the neighborhood to deter crime.
The park rangers patrolled the hiking trails to ensure visitor safety.
The security team patrolled the building perimeter to prevent unauthorized entry.
The volunteers patrolled the beach during the annual cleanup event.
