dawn patrol

American  

noun

1. a flight, especially during the early days of military aviation, undertaken at dawn or early morning in order to reconnoiter enemy positions.

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Etymology

Origin of dawn patrol

First recorded in 1910–15

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Example Sentences

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dawn patrol

It is 06:00 and I'm meeting drone pilot Pete Short for a dawn patrol in the Cairngorms National Park.

From BBC ● Oct. 10, 2026

That’s welcome news for all those dawn patrol enthusiasts who want to skate ski in the morning twilight before work.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 12, 2023

That apprehension, and the realization that NBC would keep her on dawn patrol indefinitely, made her receptive to ABC’s courtship in 1976.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 30, 2022

And that last line seems to be a reference to Woods' legendary dawn patrol practice rounds.

From Golf Digest ● Jun. 6, 2018

The nine others chosen for dawn patrol signaled their readiness.

From Aces Up by Covington Clarke

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