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feminine

/pa.tʁuj/

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Translation

patrol

Word origin

From patrouiller, an older form patouiller meaning 'to paddle about in mud', from patte ('paw'). Soldiers tramping the ground gave the word its military sense.

Origin: French
Root: patouiller
English cognates: patrol

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralpatrouilles

Examples

The patrol headed north.

Two patrols watch the area every night.

Our patrol found tracks in the snow.

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He is on patrol until morning.

The night patrol starts at eight o'clock.

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This word is part of lesson 47.