(~s, ~ling, ~led)
1.
When soldiers, police, or guards ~ an area or building, they move around it in order to make sure that there is no trouble there.
Prison officers continued to ~ the grounds within the jail.
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Patrol is also a noun.
He failed to return from a ~.
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2.
Soldiers, police, or guards who are on ~ are ~ling an area.
The army is now on ~ in Srinagar and a curfew has been imposed...
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3.
A ~ is a group of soldiers or vehicles that are ~ling an area.
Guerrillas attacked a ~ with hand grenades.
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