patrol
verb (used without object)
(of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
patrols
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pluralof patrol.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof patrol (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
patrolverb (used without object)(of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
Example Sentences
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Elizabeth Strater, director of strategic campaigns and national vice president of UFW, said farmworkers began reporting the immigration enforcement patrols on Oct.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
Earlier this year, China’s coast guard stepped up patrols east of Taiwan.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Fire patrols and operations are from about 10 am to 1 pm, "then working at home again until night", she said.
From Barron's ● Sep. 30, 2026
He stands about two feet tall and patrols the skies above Ford’s 12.1-million-square-foot plant in the northern Mexican city.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 28, 2026
By day, nothing seemed to move out there, but at night no man’s land came alive with patrols that went out at dusk and returned at dawn.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
