patrol
English Thesaurus
1. the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes (noun.act)
| hypernym | : | protection, |
| definition | : | the activity of protecting someone or something (noun.act) |
| hyponym | : | airborne patrol, |
| definition | : | a patrol provided by aircraft (noun.act) |
2. a detachment used for security or reconnaissance (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | detachment, |
| definition | : | a small unit of troops of special composition (noun.group) |
3. a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security (noun.group)
| hypernym | : | force, personnel, |
| definition | : | group of people willing to obey orders (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | border patrol, |
| definition | : | a group of officers who patrol the borders of a country (noun.group) |
| hyponym | : | harbor patrol, |
| definition | : | patrol of officers who police a harbor area (noun.group) |
| member holonym | : | patroller, |
| definition | : | someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area (noun.person) |
4. maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol (verb.social)
| hypernym | : | guard, |
| definition | : | to keep watch over (verb.social) |
5. the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes (noun.act)
6. maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol (verb.social)
| derivation | : | patrol, |
| definition | : | the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | patrol, |
| definition | : | a detachment used for security or reconnaissance (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | patrol, |
| definition | : | a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | patroller, |
| definition | : | someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area (noun.person) |
7. the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes (noun.act)
8. maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol (verb.social)
| derivation | : | patrol, |
| definition | : | the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | patrol, |
| definition | : | a detachment used for security or reconnaissance (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | patrol, |
| definition | : | a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | patroller, |
| definition | : | someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area (noun.person) |
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