Crossword-Solution: PATROL
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Patrol | v. i. | To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat. |
| Patrol | v. | t To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat. |
| Patrol | v. i. | 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. |
| Patrol | v. i. | 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. |
| Patrol | v. i. | The guard or men who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol. |
| Patrol | v. i. | Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the men thus guarding; as, a customs patrol; a fire patrol. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| PATROL | anagram | PORTAL |
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Sentences with PATROL (5)
The case sometimes stood thus: At every gate through which we were to pass, we saw a watchman—at every ferry a guard—on every bridge a sentinel—and in every wood a patrol.
See the reinforcements start off for the patrol duty, then ask the captain to let you have half-a-dozen more men and bring them here with you.
The princess in her was shocked and angered—but what of the girl! And the guard—what of them? Evidently they, too, had been so much surprised by the unprecedented action of the stranger that they had not even challenged; but that they had no thought to let the thing go unnoticed was quickly evidenced by the skirring of motors upon the landing stage and the quick shooting airward of a long-lined patrol boat.
Lieutenant Gernois and I, with a hundred men, are ordered south to patrol a district in which the marauders are giving considerable trouble.
Even when I took command, she was fit only for the junk pile; but the world-old parsimony of government retained her in active service, and sent two hundred men to sea in her, with myself, a mere boy, in command of her, to patrol thirty from Iceland to the Azores.
Quotes with PATROL (3)
The only problem that ever really seems to bother empire builders is bureaucracy. Before a new colony on the frontier could be founded, the Senate and Triumvirate would have to pass the plan. Factors influencing the High Lords decision would include, among others, the number of people needed to found the colony and whether this would result in any significant population shift. Another, more critical factor would be whether Tactical Defense could spare the ships or the manpower to patrol the area.
I never thought that it would look like this. The October of 2009 was a difficult period, and not just because of the bad weather. Attacks intensified against military units and every patrol was highly dangerous. A lot of time has passed since the first time I was fired on in the open. Suddenly, bullets fly right over my head… fraction of a second separates me from tensing my muscles and starting to shoot from a gun turret placed on top our Humvee. I know that I was lucky as …
... the great experiences which form him, arise out of the discontinuity and disharmony between man and the world. Particularly in great personalities, we see how much of their beauty and excellence is really due to trials suffered earlier at the hands of the world. Beauty--as many have recognized--is pain suffered and transformed. Because the animal is adapted to its environment, it is denied the possibility of developing inward maturity and greatness. As an individual creat…
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Appears in: Boston Globe, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 84 times in crossword archives (1950–2025).