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patrol
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[ noun ] (military) a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)There were ten men on the patrol which Sergeant_Prevot led out that next night . Because they were new men and to be sure that they did n't get lost , Prevot had placed Warren and White in the center of the patrol as it filed_out . Somewhere over there another patrol had need of light . The patrol was stopping . Even at this short distance they were only vague shapes , setting_up the machine_gun on a small knoll so that it could fire above the heads of the rest of the patrol . Related terms |
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[ verb ] maintain the security of by carrying out a control
Synonyms Used in print (Alex Gordon, The Cipher....)With a cop patrolling the road Muller would have to be inside a building - if he was here at_all , and not waiting for the prime_minister somewhere between this street and the terminal building at La_Guardia_Airport . (Gene Caesar, Rifle for Rent....)For three straight years , Tom_Horn patrolled the southern Wyoming pastures , and how_many men he killed after Lewis and Powell ( if he killed Lewis and Powell ) will never be known . (Donald J. Plantz, Sweeney Squadron....)Fleischman with eight was to patrol the Leyte_Gulf area , with his main task to get any kamikaze before they got to the ships . Greg himself took two flights , with Todman leading the second , to patrol and look_for targets of opportunities around Ormoc on the east coast of Leyte . |
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[ noun ] the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes
Synonyms Used in print (87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)A squadron of Navy jets and another of long-range patrol planes would add support to the carrier task_forces . Related terms |
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[ noun ] a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security
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