Definitions For Patrol

noun

  • The activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes
  • A detachment used for security or reconnaissance
  • A group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security
  • The act of walking or going around or through an area, building, etc., in order to make sure that it is safe : the act of patrolling an area
  • A group of people, vehicles, etc., that go through an area to make sure that it is safe : a group that patrols an area

verb

  • Maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol
  • To walk or go around or through (an area, building, etc.) especially in order to make sure that it is safe

Is Patrols a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
9
Words with Friends
11

The word Patrol is worth 9 points in Scrabble and 11 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Patrol in a Sentence

  • The guard makes a patrol of the building every hour.
  • Soldiers are on patrol along the border.
  • Army patrols combed the area.
  • The squad had orders to patrol the area.
  • The border is patrolled by the army.

Synonyms for Patrol

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