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Definition of patrol

the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security
maintain the security of by carrying out a control

Similar Words: police

Hyponyms: airborne patrol, round-the-clock patrol, border patrol, harbor patrol

Derivational Morphology: police, police force, constabulary, law, patroller

Anagrams: portal

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