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patrol

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pəˈtrəʊl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/pəˈtroʊl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(pə trōl′)

Inflections of 'patrol' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
patrols
v 3rd person singular
patrolling
v pres p
patrolled
v past
patrolled
v past p

Collocations for "patrol"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "patrol" in context.

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patrol

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. go out on the nightly patrol
  2. [dog, neighborhood, rat, pest] patrol
  3. are all out on patrol
  4. was caught by the border patrol
  5. [searched, stopped] by a police patrol
  6. was pulled over by the highway patrol
  7. the (security) guards making the regular patrol
  8. UK: a crossing patrol outside the school
  9. a patrol car
  10. patrol officers
v
  1. patrol [the border, downtown, the streets, the area, a district]
  2. patrol [on foot, on horseback, in cars, in a boat]
  3. patrol [the border] to [check, see, secure, look for]
  4. patrol at [night, dawn, noon]
  5. patrol throughout the [day, night, event]
  6. patroled by [coastguards, officers, security guards]
  7. patroled for the [security, safety] of
n as adj
  1. a patrol car
  2. patrol officers
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