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patrol in Arabic

دَوْرِيَّة dawriyya

/pəˈtɹəʊl/US/pəˈtɹoʊl/

patrol in Arabic: دَوْرِيَّة (dawriyya), خَفْر (ḵafr). In English, patrol means 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.

Arabic words for patrol

going of the rounds
دَوْرِيَّة dawriyya, خَفْر ḵafr
movement by a small body of troops beyond the line of outposts
دَوْرِيَّة dawriyya, خَفْر ḵafr
guards who go the rounds for observation
دَوْرِيَّة dawriyya

English meaning of patrol

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun 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.
  3. noun The guards who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.
  4. noun The largest division of officers within a police department or sheriff's office, whose assignment is to patrol and respond to calls for service.

Full definition of patrol

patrol in a sentence

  • Four members of the squadron were on patrol.
  • to patrol a frontier

patrol in other languages

Questions about patrol in Arabic

What is the meaning of patrol in Arabic?
Patrol in Arabic is دَوْرِيَّة (dawriyya), خَفْر (ḵafr).
ما معنى كلمة patrol؟
Patrol: دَوْرِيَّة (dawriyya), خَفْر (ḵafr).
What does patrol mean in English?
Patrol means 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.

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