patrol

n. படைத்துறைச் சுற்றுக்காவல் உலா, ஊர்க்காவலர் சுற்றுக்காவல், ரோந்து, காவல்தண்டு, சுற்றுக்காவற்குழு, தண்டுகாவலர், நாள்முறை விமானச் சுற்றுலா, வேவுக்குழு, புலங்காண் குழு, (வினை.) சுற்றுக்காவல் புரி, தண்டு காவலராகச் செயலாற்று.

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Pa*trol", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Patrolled; p. pr. & vb. n. Patrolling.] Etym: [F. patrouiller, O. & Prov. F. patrouiller to paddle, paw about, patrol, fr. patte a paw; cf. D. poot paw, G. pfote, and E. pat, v.] Defn: To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat. Pa*trol", v. Defn: t To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat. Pa*trol", n. Etym: [F. patrouille, OF. patouille. See Patrol, v. i.] 1. (Mil.) (a) 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. (b) 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. (c) The guard or men who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol. 2. Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the men thus guarding; as, a customs patrol; a fire patrol. In France there is an army of patrols to secure her fiscal regulations. A. Hamilton.

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