patrol

Patrouille

The guards who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol

• How many patrol cars did you see?

  Wie viele Streifenwagen hast du gesehen?

  Tatoeba · CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

• Soldiers go on patrol in a military vehicle.

  Soldaten fahren in einem Militärfahrzeug auf Patrouille.

  Tatoeba · Source_VOA · CC BY 2.0 FR

Patrouille

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 outpostsselten

Patrouille

A movement, by a small body of troops beyond the line of outposts, to explore the country and gain intelligence of the enemy's whereaboutsselten

Patrouille

The largest division of officers within a police department or sheriff's office, whose assignment is to patrol and respond to calls for serviceselten

Patrouille

Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the people thus guardingselten

Patrouille

A unit of a troop, usually defined by certain ranks or age groups within the troop, and ideally comprised of six to eight membersselten