patrol
verb/pəˈtrəʊl/
/pəˈtrəʊl/
[transitive, intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they patrol | /pəˈtrəʊl/ /pəˈtrəʊl/ |
| he / she / it patrols | /pəˈtrəʊlz/ /pəˈtrəʊlz/ |
| past simple patrolled | /pəˈtrəʊld/ /pəˈtrəʊld/ |
| past participle patrolled | /pəˈtrəʊld/ /pəˈtrəʊld/ |
| -ing form patrolling | /pəˈtrəʊlɪŋ/ /pəˈtrəʊlɪŋ/ |
- patrol (something) to go around an area or a building at regular times to check that it is safe and that there is no trouble
- Troops patrolled the border day and night.
- to patrol the streets/area
- Guards can be seen patrolling everywhere.
- Aircraft regularly patrol the frontier.
Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a noun): from German Patrolle, from French patrouille, from patrouiller ‘paddle in mud’, from patte ‘paw’ + dialect (gad)rouille ‘dirty water’.
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