B1noun · countable / uncountable · common

patrol

patrol · patrols

патрулювання, патруль, дозор

патруль, патрулирование, дозор, обход

Patrouille

A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard,…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.

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UK/pəˈtɹəʊl/US/pəˈtɹoʊl/

» Tom is a border patrol agent.

Том - агент прикордонного патруля.

Meaning

6 senses

(countable, uncountable)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.
Four members of the squadron were on patrol.
Patrouille
патрули́рованиеpatrulírovanije, патру́льpatrúlʹ, обхо́дobxód
(countable, uncountable)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.
Patrouille
патрули́рованиеpatrulírovanije, патру́льpatrúlʹ, дозо́рdozór
патрулюва́нняpatruljuvánnja
(countable, uncountable)The guards who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.
патру́льpatrúlʹ, дозо́рdozór
патру́льpatrúlʹ, дозо́рdozór
(countable, uncountable)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)Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the people thus guarding.
a customs patrol
a fire patrol
патрули́рованиеpatrulírovanije, патру́льpatrúlʹ, дозо́рdozór
(countable, uncountable)A unit of a troop, usually defined by certain ranks or age groups within the troop, and ideally comprised of six to eight members.

More definitions

the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes
a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security

Examples

90 sentences

Tom is a border patrol agent.
Том - агент прикордонного патруля.
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Tom got sent out on patrol.
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The patrol car skidded to a stop.
ruПатрульная машина затормозила.
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The police have increased their shoreline patrols.
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How many patrol cars do you see?
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 2

movement by a small body of troops beyond the line of outposts:

guards who go the rounds for observation:

Русский

By meaning 2

going of the rounds:

movement by a small body of troops beyond the line of outposts:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

going of the rounds:

Origin

From French patrouille, from Old French patrouille, patouille (“a night-watch”, literally

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.

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Forms

plural: patrols

Singular	patrol
Plural	patrols

regular

Lessons for this word

1 lessons

A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable