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patrol

/pəˈtɹoʊl/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.14 in modern English

Syllables
pa-trol
IPA
/pəˈtɹoʊl/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

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.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The guards who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The largest division of officers within a police department or sheriff's office, whose assignment is to patrol and respond to calls for service.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the people thus guarding.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A unit of a troop, usually defined by certain ranks or age groups within the troop, and ideally comprised of six to eight members.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.

Intransitive verb

verb

To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From French patrouille, from Old French patrouille, patouille (“a night-watch”, literally “a tramping about”), from patrouiller, patouiller, patoiller (“to paddle or pudder in water, dabble with the feet, begrime, besmear”), from patte, pate (“paw, foot of an animal”), from Vulgar Latin *patta (“paw, foot”), from Frankish *patta (“paw, sole of the foot”), from Proto-Germanic *paþjaną, *paþōną (“to walk, tread, go, step, pace”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(s)pent-, *(s)pat- (“path; to walk”), a variant of Proto-Indo-European *pent-, *pat- (“path; to go”); see find. Cognate with Dutch pad, patte (“paw”), Low German pedden (“to step, tread”), German patschen (“to splash, smack, dabble, waddle”), German Patsche (“a swatter, beater, paw, puddle, mire”). Related to pad, path.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pəˈtɹoʊl/
  • British English: /pəˈtɹəʊl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

patrols (plural) patrols (present, singular) patrolling (participle, present) patrolled (participle, past) patrolled (past)

Derived Forms

nonpatrol patrolman patrolperson patrolwoman squadrol autopatrolled patrollable patroller repatrol unpatrollable unpatrolled

Phrases

border patrol combat air patrol dawn patrol donut patrol emu patrol foot patrol highway patrol long-range reconnaissance patrol

Synonyms

police

Rhymes With

whole control role goal self-control soul roll hole bowl rock-and-roll coal poll

Questions

How do you pronounce patrol?
The recorded pronunciation is /pəˈtɹoʊl/.
What does patrol mean?
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.
Where does patrol come from?
It is traced to French.

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