shark patrol

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noun

mainly Australian a watch for sharks kept by an aircraft flying over beaches used by swimmers

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First appeared around 1750, and is related to the French word “braguette” for the name of codpiece armor.

First appeared in 1610, based on the French word “baguette” for the long loaf of bread.

First appeared in 1555, and is related to the French word “raquette” for a netted bat.

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Words nearby shark patrol

sharing economy, shark, shark bell, shark biscuit, shark net, shark patrol, shark repellent, shark repellents, shark siren, sharkskin, sharksucker

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Example sentences from the Web for shark patrol

Then they came up against a police patrol on mountain bicycles, which again led to more shooting, without injuries.
Police Hunt for Paris Massacre Suspects|Tracy McNicoll, Christopher Dickey|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“They just walk around, they ride in their patrol cars, and they just pass by,” he said.
Ground Zero of the NYPD Slowdown|Batya Ungar-Sargon|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
With the midterm elections safely in the rearview mirror, Obama is on legacy patrol.
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Brinsley stepped up to the passenger side of the patrol car, raised a silver Taurus semi-automatic pistol and began firing.
'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Hundreds of cops saluting as the bodies were rolled out with a full escort by highway patrol.
Anger at The Cop Killer - And The Police|M.L. Nestel|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A shark was also taken, eleven feet long; and many curious specimens of crustacea and medusa were obtained by the towing-net.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
"Hon'lable p'lice patrol come 'long plenty soon," murmured Sin Sin Wa.
Dope|Sax Rohmer
They mewed like cats at the approach of the patrol, and crowed like cocks when a likely victim approached.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
He was not of the Allied Patrol nor of any branch of the police force that encircled the world in its operations.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931|Various
Nor did the voluble and sulphurous orders to halt that a patrol-ship flashed north.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931|Various

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