patrol in English: A group of police or soldiers who move around an area to keep it safe; also the act of doing this. (noun)

Translation

A group of police or soldiers who move around an area to keep it safe; also the act of doing this.

Word origin

From French patrouiller, originally meaning to tramp about in the mud, from patte, meaning paw.

Gender

Pluralpatrols

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The "patrol" is the group of officers moving around the area.

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"On patrol" means moving around an area to watch and protect it.

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Here "patrol" is a verb: they walk around it to keep it safe.

police

The official group of people whose job is to stop crime and keep people safe.

guard

A person whose job is to watch and protect a place or person.

watch

To look at something for a time to see what it does or what happens.

soldier

A person who fights for their country as part of an army.

area

A part of a place, or the amount of space something covers.

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