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.
unpatrolled
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a word derived from
patrol.
Example Sentences
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Backcountry skiers traverse unpatrolled areas away from ski resorts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 18, 2026
The head of the charity Surf Life Saving Australia, Adam Weir, advised holidaymakers to visit patrolled beaches after their data showed 630 people had drowned at unpatrolled beaches in the past 10 years.
From BBC ● Apr. 19, 2025
Much of the stretch is composed of unpatrolled stretches of river, mountains and jungle.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 22, 2023
His backing of various rebel factions across the Sahara has destabilized Mali, Chad, Niger, Mauritania, Burkina Faso and others, allowing Al Qaeda to grab a foothold in the vast, unpatrolled deserts.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2011
Of course the man who had planned the conspiracy, who was doubtless assisting the tribes to arms and ammunition by way of the unpatrolled China Sea, was the one he aimed to reach in time.
From Boy Scouts in the Philippines Or, The Key to the Treaty Box by G. Harvey (George Harvey) Ralphson
