patrol
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patrol englanniksi
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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{{quote-text|en|year=1899|author=Louis Becke; James Jeffery|Walter Jeffery|title=Admiral Phillip|section=Phillip/Chapter 7|Chapter 7
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.
The guards who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.
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The largest division of officers within a police department or sheriff's office, whose assignment is to patrol and respond to calls for service.
Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the people thus guarding.
1787-1788, (w), ''(w)''
- In France there is an army of patrols (..)to secure her fiscal regulations.
{{quote-journal|en|date=2013-08-24|volume=408|issue=8850|magazine=The Economist
A unit of a troop, usually defined by certain ranks or groups within the troop, and ideally comprised of six to eight members.
{{quote-text|en|year=1913|author=anonymous author|title=s:Boy Scouts and What They Do/Object of Scouting
To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.
To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman
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April 8 1997, (w), ''6983|Proclamation 6983''
- Whether attempting to keep the peace in Bosnia, evacuating American citizens from Albania, or patrolling the world's seas and skies, our service men and women risk capture by unfriendly foreign forces.
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