patrol
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pa·trol
(pə-trōl′)n.
1. The act of moving about an area especially by an authorized and trained person or group, for purposes of observation, inspection, or security.
2. A person or group of persons who perform such an act.
3.
a. A military unit sent out on a reconnaissance or combat mission.
b. One or more military vehicles, boats, ships, or aircraft assigned to guard or reconnoiter a given area.
4. A division of a Boy Scout troop or Girl Scout troop consisting of between six and eight children.
v. pa·trolled, pa·trol·ling, pa·trols
v.tr.
To engage in a patrol of.
v.intr.
To engage in a patrol.
[French patrouille, from patrouiller, to patrol, alteration of Old French patouiller, to paddle about in mud, patrol, probably from pate, paw; see patois.]
pa·trol′ler n.
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patrol
(pəˈtrəʊl)n
1. the action of going through or around a town, neighbourhood, etc, at regular intervals for purposes of security or observation
2. a person or group that carries out such an action
3. (Military) a military detachment with the mission of security, gathering information, or combat with enemy forces
4. a division of a troop of Scouts or Guides
vb, -trols, -trolling or -trolled
to engage in a patrol of (a place)
[C17: from French patrouiller, from patouiller to flounder in mud, from patte paw]
paˈtroller n
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pa•trol
(pəˈtroʊl)v. -trolled, -trol•ling,
n. v.t.
1. (of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass regularly along (a specified route) or through (a specified area) in order to maintain order and security.
v.i. 2. to pass along or through such a route or area for this purpose.
n. 3. a person or group of persons that patrols.
4. an automobile, ship, plane, squadron, fleet, etc., assigned to patrol an area.
5. a military detachment detailed for reconnaissance, combat, or other special assignment.
6. the act of patrolling.
7. (in the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts) a subdivision of a troop, usu. consisting of about eight members.
[1655–65; < French patrouille (n.), patrouiller (v.) patrol, orig. a pawing (n.), to paw (v.) in mud; derivative (with suffixal -ouille) of patte paw; -r- unexplained]
pa•trol′ler, n.
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patrol
- Comes from a French word meaning "paddle about in the mud."See also related terms for paddle.
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patrol
A detachment of ground, sea, or air forces sent out for the purpose of gathering information or carrying out a destructive, harassing, mopping-up, or security mission. See also combat air patrol.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Patrol
detachment of troops or police. See also guard.Examples: patrol of cavalry, 1827; of soldiers, 1670.
Dictionary of Collective Nouns and Group Terms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
patrol
Past participle: patrolled
Gerund: patrolling
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| Noun | 1. |  patrol - a detachment used for security or reconnaissancedetachment - a small unit of troops of special composition |
| 2. | patrol - the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes protection - the activity of protecting someone or something; "the witnesses demanded police protection" airborne patrol - a patrol provided by aircraft round-the-clock patrol - a continuous nonstop patrol | |
| 3. | patrol - a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security personnel, force - group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens" border patrol - a group of officers who patrol the borders of a country harbor patrol - patrol of officers who police a harbor area patroller - someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area | |
| Verb | 1. | patrol - maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol guard - to keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses" |
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patrol
verb
noun
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patrol
verbTo maintain or keep in order with or as if with police:
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Translations
دَوْرِيَّةٌدَوْرِيَّهدَوْرِيَّه عَسْكَرِيَّهيَقومُ بِدَوْرِيَّه
hlídkapatrolapatrolovatstrážný
patruljepatruljere
partio
ophodnja
járõrjárõrõzjárőrözik
vakt, eftirlitvakta, hafa eftirlitvarîflokkur
パトロール
순찰
patruliavimaspatrulispatruliuoti
doties patruļāpatruļapatrulēšanapatrulēt
patrolovať
obhodna stražapatruljapatruljirati
patrull
การลาดตระเวน
devriyedevriye gezmedevriye gezmek
việc đi tuần tra
patrol
[pəˈtrəʊl]A. N (gen) → patrulla f; (= night patrol) → ronda f; (in Scouts) → patrulla f
to be on patrol → estar de patrulla
to be on patrol → estar de patrulla
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
patrol
[pəˈtrəʊl] n
(= watch) → patrouille f
They were ambushed during a patrol → Ils sont tombés dans une embuscade lors d'une patrouille.
to be on patrol → être de patrouille
to do a patrol → patrouiller
to do a patrol of sth [+ area, building] → patrouiller dans qch
They were ambushed during a patrol → Ils sont tombés dans une embuscade lors d'une patrouille.
to be on patrol → être de patrouille
to do a patrol → patrouiller
to do a patrol of sth [+ area, building] → patrouiller dans qch
(= group of soldiers) → patrouille f
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
patrol
n
(= patrolling) (by police) → Streife f; (by aircraft, ship) → Patrouille f; (by watchman etc) → Runde f, → Rundgang m; the army/navy carry out or make weekly patrols of the area → das Heer/die Marine patrouilliert das Gebiet wöchentlich; the army/navy maintain a constant patrol → das Heer/die Marine führt ständige Patrouillen durch; on patrol (Mil) → auf Patrouille; (police) → auf Streife; (guard dogs, squad car, detectives) → im Einsatz
(= patrol unit) (Mil) → Patrouille f; (= police patrol) → (Polizei)streife f; (of boy scouts) → Fähnlein nt; (of girl guides) → Gilde f
vt (Mil) district, waters, sky, streets → patrouillieren, patrouillieren in (+dat); frontier, coast → patrouillieren, patrouillieren vor (+dat); (policeman, watchman) → seine Runden machen in (+dat); (police car) → Streife fahren in (+dat); (guard dogs, gamewarden) → einen Rund- or Streifengang or eine Runde machen in (+dat); the frontier is not patrolled → die Grenze wird nicht bewacht or ist unbewacht
vi (soldiers, ships, planes) → patrouillieren; (planes also) → Patrouille fliegen; (policeman) → seine Streife machen; (watchman, store detective etc) → seine Runden machen; to patrol up and down → auf und ab gehen
patrol
:patrol boat
n → Patrouillenboot nt
patrol car
n → Streifenwagen m
patrol leader
n (of scouts) → Fähnleinführer m; (of girl guides) → Gildenführerin f
patrolwoman
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patrol
[pəˈtrəʊl]1. n
a. (gen) → ronda, giro d'ispezione; (by plane) → ricognizione f; (by boat) → perlustrazione f
to be on patrol → fare la ronda, essere in ricognizione, essere in perlustrazione
to be on patrol → fare la ronda, essere in ricognizione, essere in perlustrazione
b. (patrol unit) → pattuglia
2. vt → pattugliare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
patrol
(pəˈtrəul) – past tense, past participle paˈtrolled – verb to watch or protect (an area) by moving continually around or through it. Soldiers patrolled the streets.
noun1. a group of people etc who patrol an area. They came across several army patrols in the hills.
2. the act of watching or guarding by patrolling. The soldiers went out on patrol; (also adjective) patrol duty.
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patrol
→ دَوْرِيَّةٌ hlídka patrulje Streife περίπολος patrulla partio patrouille ophodnja pattuglia パトロール 순찰 patrouille patrulje patrol patrulha патруль patrull การลาดตระเวน devriye việc đi tuần tra 巡逻Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009