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foot patrols

  • plural
    of foot patrol.
    foot patrol
    noun
    a patrol or round made on foot along a road or beat or through an area in order to maintain order and security.

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There were also extra foot patrols in central London to keep high-demand areas clear and bikes available.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025

A line of police buses covered the front entrance and foot patrols blocked nearby side streets.

From Washington Times ● Jul. 7, 2023

Not that Eileen Anderson didn’t have some meaty ideas: youth centers, rehab centers, trade schools, police foot patrols, and hiring the homeless to clean up graffiti, beaches and parks.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2022

In Jersey City, Mayor Steven Fulop said police would be posted at the city’s seven synagogues and foot patrols would be added in the broader Jewish community.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 3, 2022

Cossack policemen watch the town during the day, and at night there are mounted and foot patrols carrying muskets with fixed bayonets.

From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Thomas Wallace Knox

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