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patrol

verbgeneral usecommon/pɐ.tɾu.ˈʎaɾ/pa·tru·lhar

Definition

1

To 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