patrol

• a detachment used for security or reconnaissance
• the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes
• a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security
• maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
• To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels
• t To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman
• 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
• 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
• The guard or men who go the rounds for observation
• Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it
• Residential area (city, town, village) in Indonesia in Jawa Barat

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