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- pronunciation:
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trol
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
patrols, patrolling, patrolled |
| definition: |
If the police are patrolling a neighborhood, they are going through it over and over again checking if anything bad is happening. If a ship is patrolling a coast, it is going along it again and again in order to make sure everything is OK.
The police patrol the area every night.Navy ships are patrolling the coast. |
| related words: |
guard |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
A patrol is an act of guarding a place by going along or through it again and again.
The officers were on patrol and looking for the suspect. |
| definition 2: |
A patrol is a person or group that makes many trips along or through an area to check if everything is OK there.
The patrol is made up of two officers who ride in the police car. |
| related words: |
guard |
| derivation: |
patroller (n.) |
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