"Patrol" is a word in ENGLISH
t To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman;
as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat.
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.
Any perambulation of a particular line or district to
guard it; also, the men thus guarding; as, a customs patrol; a fire
patrol.
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.
The guard or men who go the rounds for observation; a
detachment whose duty it is to patrol.
To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse
a police district or beat.
... My mother, daroga, my poor, unhappy mother would never... let me kiss her... She used to run away... and throw me my mask!... Nor any other woman... ever, ever!... Ah, you can understand, my happiness was so great, I cried. And fell at her feet, crying... and I kissed her feet... her little feet... crying. You're crying, too, daroga... and she cried also... the angel cried!...
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rónda - (Sp. ronda) Night patrol, rounds made by a night watch; to stay and watch at a guard-house, to …
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