verb
definition
To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.
definition
To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman
example
to patrol a beat
noun
definition
The act of going on patrol.
Examples of patrolling in a Sentence
They'd found five already within the area they're patrolling.
I listened, as tight as a bow string as Howie narrated in a whispered voice as he was patrolling around the house.
Children are involved in every aspect of the school - from designing facilities to patrolling corridors.
There were also some patrolling single grouper and snapper in residence also.
Some of us saw a hornet patrolling a water filled ditch much like a dragonfly.
Police officers spend their time patrolling the streets, responding to emergencies and issuing citations.
It 's been more than 10 years now since the United States initiated the embargo against Iraq and started patrolling no-fly zones.
City 17 is a genuinely frightening dystopian society, complete with patrolling security, a puppet government, and more propaganda than you can shake a stick at.
Currently, though, the men and women wear the same US Forest Service uniforms, whether patrolling the woods or seated behind a desk at headquarters.
I was once accosted and grilled by the (constantly patrolling) security guards just for taking pictures!
You will often see a barracuda or three patrolling the bottom of the reef where it joins the sand.
Most Referees like to keep their Assistant Referees patrolling the same touchline in both halves of the game.
It's been more than 10 years now since the United States initiated the embargo against Iraq and started patrolling no-fly zones.
Many a night patrol meant a wrestling match with some randy old man you were patrolling with.
Of course, they provide the basic presence of safety by patrolling the stores and keeping the shoppers safe from criminals.
Besides the typical day of patrolling stores and the floors of Mall of America, the stories of the Mall cops and even the shoppers are recorded.
Many times, the assignments are patrolling the streets of Jefferson Parish until a call comes in or until they see something suspicious.
The operations of the British fleet were therefore divided between the work of patrolling the ocean roads and ancillary services to diplomacy, or to the armies serving in Italy, Denmark and, after 1808, in Spain.
For now, Mr Saddam is targetting allied warplanes patrolling the Iraqi skies.
Government had become aware that a large addition was likely to be made to the number of Russian cruisers employed in this manner, and they had, therefore, to contemplate the possibility that such vessels would shortly be found patrolling the narrow seas which lie on the route from Great Britain to Japan in such a manner as to render it virtually impossible for any neutral vessel to escape their attention.
Hilden had greeted her at the walls and escorted her to the center of the city lest she be challenged by patrolling guards.