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pattuglia — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • patrol noun A group of soldiers, police officers, or guards that moves through an area to watch over it or look for trouble.

Senses

pattuglia is used for these senses in English:

  • patrol (military) 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 (military) The guards who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.
  • patrol Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the people thus guarding.

patrol — full definition

  1. noun A group of soldiers, police officers, or guards that moves through an area to watch over it or look for trouble.
  2. verb To move regularly through an area in order to guard it or check for problems.

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