A patrol is commonly a group of personnel, such as police officers or soldiers, that are assigned to monitor a specific geographic area.

UN Peacekeepers in Eritrea. A patrol performed by United States Secret Service officers.

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• 2 Law enforcement
• 3 Etymology
• 4 Non-law enforcement patrols
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• 5 References

Noun

patrol (plural patrols)

1. (military) 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.
2. (military) 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.
3. (military) The guard or men who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.
4. Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the men thus guarding; as, a customs patrol; a fire patrol.

   In France there is an army of patrols to secure her fiscal regulations. -A. Hamilton.

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• Dutch: patrouille nl(nl) f.
• French: patrouille fr(fr)
• German: Patrouille de(de) f.
• Hebrew: סיור he(he) (si'ûr)
• Portuguese: patrulha pt(pt) f.
• Russian: патруль ru(ru) (patrúl’) m.
• Spanish: patrulla es(es) f.
• Swedish: patrull sv(sv)

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