Definizione monolingua

patrol

patrol (third-person singular simple present patrols, present participle patrolling, simple past and past participle patrolled)

1. (intransitive) To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.
2. (transitive) To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat.

patrol (plural patrols)

1. (military) 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.
2. (military) A movement, by a small body of troops beyond the line of outposts, to explore the country and gain intelligence of the enemys whereabouts.
3. (military) The guard or men who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.
4. 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. -A. Hamilton.

Definizione dizionario patrol

pattuglia

pattugliare

perlustrazione

ricognizione

ronda

squadriglia

Altri significati:

go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard or policeman

perambulation of a particular line or district

go the rounds along a chain of sentinels

(military) The guard or men who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.

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.

The guard or men who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.

guard or men who go the rounds for observation

(military) 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.

going of the rounds

(intransitive) To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.

(transitive) To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat.

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.

Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the men thus guarding; as, a customs patrol; a fire patrol.

movement by a small body of troops beyond the line of outposts

(to) patrol

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

To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.

(military) 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.