Meaning & use
patrolled
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Walked or traveled through an area at regular intervals to guard it or check for problems; past tense of "patrol."
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Security guards patrolled the parking garage throughout the night.
Coast guard vessels patrolled the harbor to enforce the fishing regulations.
A note on using this word
"Patrol" entered English via French from an older term meaning "to paddle in mud," reflecting the muddy work of foot soldiers on watch.
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policedguarded
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