Patrol vs. Petrol

Patrolnoun

(military) 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.

Patrolnoun

(military) 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.

Patrolnoun

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

Patrolnoun

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

Patrolnoun

(Scouting) A unit of a troop, usually defined by certain ranks or age groups within the troop.

Patrolverb

(intransitive) To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.

Patrolverb

(transitive) To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman

Patrolverb

To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.

Patrolverb

To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat.

Patrolnoun

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.

Patrolnoun

Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the men thus guarding; as, a customs patrol; a fire patrol.

Patrolnoun

See Boy Scout.

Patrolnoun

a detachment used for security or reconnaissance

Patrolnoun

the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes

Patrolnoun

a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security

Patrolverb

maintain the security of by carrying out a control

Patrolnoun

an expedition to keep watch over an area, especially by guards or police walking or driving around at regular intervals

Patrolnoun

a person or group of people sent to keep watch over an area

Patrolnoun

the action of keeping watch over an area

Patrolnoun

a routine operational voyage of a ship or aircraft

Patrolnoun

an official who controls traffic where children cross the road

Patrolnoun

a unit of six to eight Scouts or Guides forming part of a troop

Patrolverb

keep watch over (an area) by regularly walking or travelling around it

Patrol

A patrol is commonly a group of personnel, such as law enforcement officers, military personnel, or private security contractors that are assigned to monitor a specific geographic area. This is also often referred to as a beat.

Petrolnoun

Petroleum, a fluid consisting of a mixture of refined petroleum hydrocarbons, primarily consisting of octane, commonly used as a motor fuel.

Petrolnoun

(informal) A motor vehicle powered by petrol (as opposed to diesel).

Petrolnoun

Petroleum.

Petrolnoun

a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

Petrolnoun

a light fuel oil that is obtained by distilling petroleum and used in internal combustion engines.

Petrolnoun

a shade of greenish or greyish blue.