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patrol
verbgeneral usecommon/pɐ.tɾu.ˈʎaɾ/pa·tru·lhar
Definition
1To watch over or traverse (an area) systematically, usually to ensure security or order.
Usage examples
“Officers patrol the city center every evening.”
“Coast guard vessels patrol the territorial waters.”
Common combinations
patrol the borderpatrol the streetspatrol the areapatrol by car