Patrolling
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verb (used without object)
1.
(of a police officer, soldier, etc.) to pass along a road, beat, etc., or around or through a specified area in order to maintain order and security.
verb (used with object)
2.
to maintain the order and security of (a road, beat, area, etc.) by passing along or through it.
Origin:
1655–65; < French patrouille (noun), patrouiller (v.) patrol, originally a pawing (noun), to paw (v.) in mud; derivative (with suffixal -ouille) of patte paw; -r- unexplained
1655–65; < French patrouille (noun), patrouiller (v.) patrol, originally a pawing (noun), to paw (v.) in mud; derivative (with suffixal -ouille) of patte paw; -r- unexplained
Related forms
pa·trol·ler, noun
re·pa·trol, verb (used with object), re·pa·trolled, re·pa·trol·ling.
un·pa·trolled, adjective
well-pa·trolled, adjective
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| —n | |
| 1. | the action of going through or around a town, neighbourhood, etc, at regular intervals for purposes of security or observation |
| 2. | a person or group that carries out such an action |
| 3. | a military detachment with the mission of security, gathering information, or combat with enemy forces |
| 4. | a division of a troop of Scouts or Guides |
| —vb , -trols, -trolling, -trolled | |
| 5. | to engage in a patrol of (a place) |
| [C17: from French patrouiller, from patouiller to flounder in mud, from patte paw] | |
| pa'troller | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
patrol
1664, "action of going the rounds" (of a military camp, etc.), from Fr. patrouille "a night watch" (1539), from patrouiller "go the rounds to watch or guard," originally "tramp through the mud," probably soldiers' slang, from O.Fr. patouiller "paddle in water," probably from pate "paw, foot" (see
patois). Compare paddlefoot, World War II U.S. Army slang for "infantry soldier." Meaning "those who go on a patrol" is from 1670. Sense of "detachment of soldiers sent out to scout the countryside, the enemy, etc." is attested from 1702. The verb first recorded 1691. Patrolman "police constable on a particular beat" is first recorded 1879, Amer.Eng.
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Example sentences
It has a slightly damaged wing, but it seems to be boldly patrolling the canoe and shooing away the curious.
Stokes also helps sites target interventions, including better patrolling and improved law enforcement.
Police patrolling the precincts of sin do not often find the streets empty.
But with the return of sunshine following a summer shower, they often resume patrolling and courting within minutes.
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