patrol

verb/pɐ.tɾu.ˈʎaɾ/medium

pa·tru·lhar

Definition

To watch over or traverse (an area) systematically, usually to ensure security or order.

Officers patrol the city center every evening.

Coast guard vessels patrol the territorial waters.

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Common collocations

patrol the borderpatrol the streetspatrol the areapatrol by car

Do francês 'patrouiller', possivelmente de origem militar.