Synonyms of patrol

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noun

as in sentry

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sentry
• outpost
• picket
• commando
• watch
• rear guard
• paratroops
• firing squad
• squadron
• battalion
• squad
• platoon
• detachment
• troop
• corps
• wing
• regiment
• detail
• company
• command
• division

patrol

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verb

as in to guard

to walk or go around or through (an area, building, etc.) especially in order to make sure that it is safe

The squad had orders to patrol the area.

The border is patrolled by the army.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• guard
• protect
• control
• safeguard
• oversee
• supervise
• shield
• operate
• watch
• tend
• police
• attend
• care (for)
• manage
• regulate
• govern
• mind
• conduct
• superintend
• guide
• mother
• preside (over)
• baby
• direct
• run
• administrate
• steward
• shepherd
• babysit
• chaperone
• chaperon

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignore
• forget
• abandon
• disregard
• pass over
• neglect

Examples of patrol in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

An infantry unit of 19-year old soldiers who were on routine patrol in the area exchanged fire with three armed militants and killed them. —Barak Ravid, Axios, 17 Oct. 2024

The doc also takes in events in July 1975 when three members of Ireland’s most popular showband, The Miami, were killed by a British Army patrol in Northern Ireland. —Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024

Verb

Elsewhere, on Atlanta resident was caught on video using a sleeping air mattress as a life raft as rescue workers patrolled the chest-high floodwaters saving people. —Tom Tapp, Deadline, 27 Sep. 2024

California Woman who drowned her three children ruled insane by judge Oct. 17, 2024 The crash took place around 9:47 p.m. when sheriff’s deputies assigned to a gang unit were patrolling southeast Fresno. —Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024