patrol

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim 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.”

2. isim 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. isim The guards who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.
4. isim The largest division of officers within a police department or sheriff's office, whose assignment is to patrol and respond to calls for service.
5. isim Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the people thus guarding.

   “a customs patrol”

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

   “The formation of the boys into Patrols of from six to eight and training them as separate units each under its own responsible leader is the key to a good Troop.”

7. fiil To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.
8. fiil To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman

   “to patrol a frontier”