dawn patrol
noun
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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Origin of dawn patrol
First recorded in 1910–15
Words nearby dawn patrol
dawn chorus, dawney, dawn horse, dawning, dawn on, dawn patrol, dawn phenomenon, dawn raid, dawn redwood, Dawson, Dawson Creek
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