patrols
Meaning of patrols
noun
- A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.
- A movement, by a small body of troops beyond the line of outposts, to explore the country and gain intelligence of the enemy's whereabouts.
- The guards who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.
- Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the people thus guarding.
a customs patrol
- A unit of a troop, usually defined by certain ranks or age groups within the troop.
- To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.
- To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman
to patrol a beat
Information about patrols
- The singular form of patrols is: patrol.
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Hyphenation of patrols
pa-trols
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- patrols is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
Anagrams of patrols
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