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PATROL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: patrolled    , patrolling   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("patrol" is a kind of...):

protection (the activity of protecting someone or something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "patrol"):

airborne patrol (a patrol provided by aircraft)

round-the-clock patrol (a continuous nonstop patrol)

Derivation:

patrol (maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A detachment used for security or reconnaissance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("patrol" is a kind of...):

detachment (a small unit of troops of special composition)

Derivation:

patrol (maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol)

Sense 3

Meaning:

A group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security

Classified under:

Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects

Hypernyms ("patrol" is a kind of...):

force; personnel (group of people willing to obey orders)

Meronyms (members of "patrol"):

patroller (someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "patrol"):

border patrol (a group of officers who patrol the borders of a country)

harbor patrol (patrol of officers who police a harbor area)

Derivation:

patrol (maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol

Synonyms:

patrol; police

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "patrol" is one way to...):

guard (to keep watch over)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sentence examples:

The men patrol the area for animals

The men patrol for animals in the area

Derivation:

patrol (the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes)

patrol (a detachment used for security or reconnaissance)

patrol (a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security)

patroller (someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area)

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