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noun

Patrol n.

(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.

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."

See Boy Scout.

verb

Patrol v. t. To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat.

Patrol v. i. (past & past part. patrolled; pres. part. patrolling) To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.

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Etymology of 'Patrol'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Patrol" Quotes from Famous Books

... Gifford said, as the crowd broke, following the preacher, who was far ahead of all; but he too started, as though to join them, and then checked himself, and went back into the deserted street, walking up and down, a self-constituted patrol. ...

— John Ward, Preacher • Margaret Deland

... would send out his patrol-boat and destroy them. They roam quietly. They hide among the rocks and tend their oxygen stills. Sometimes they visit ...

— Sjambak • John Holbrook Vance

... special bombardment on this day, and the Battalion's first patrol, consisting of four men and an officer, went over the parapet, being out in No Man's Land for an hour. During that time the party located a sniper's post, cut out some wire from the enemy's entanglements, and were persistently sniped at themselves, ...

— The 23rd (Service) Battalion Royal Fusiliers (First Sportsman's) - A Record of its Services in the Great War, 1914-1919 • Fred W. Ward

... based upon actual events which occurred during the British occupation of the waters of Narragansett Bay. Darius Wale and William Northrop belong to "the coast patrol." The story is a strong one, dealing only with actual events. There is, however, no lack of thrilling adventure, and every lad who is fortunate enough to obtain the book will find not only that his historical ...

— Robert Coverdale's Struggle - Or, On The Wave Of Success • Horatio, Jr. Alger

... explained the necessary steps he read to them a brief constitution and by-laws which he had previously prepared. These he had them adopt in due form, and then asked some one to nominate a patrol leader. ...

— Troop One of the Labrador • Dillon Wallace

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