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Antonyms for patrolling

Grammar : Verb
Spell : puh-trohl
Phonetic Transcription : pəˈtroʊl


Definition of patrolling

Origin :
  • 1660s, "action of going the rounds" (of a military camp, etc.), from French patrouille "a night watch" (1530s), from patrouiller "go the rounds to watch or guard," originally "tramp through the mud," probably soldiers' slang, from Old French patouiller "paddle in water," probably from pate "paw, foot" (see patten). Compare paddlefoot, World War II U.S. Army slang for "infantry soldier." Meaning "those who go on a patrol" is from 1660s. Sense of "detachment of soldiers sent out to scout the countryside, the enemy, etc." is attested from 1702.
  • verb guard, protect
Example sentences :
  • I have been patrolling this road since noon to-day waiting for you.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • Thus only can she hope to escape Tardivet's men that are patrolling the road from France.
  • Extract from : « The Trampling of the Lilies » by Rafael Sabatini
  • We are spending our time mostly in foraging, scouting, and patrolling.
  • Extract from : « Three Years in the Federal Cavalry » by Willard Glazier
  • Constables of the Mounted Police were patrolling the streets.
  • Extract from : « The Trail of '98 » by Robert W. Service
  • Then there is the provost guard, patrolling the streets of Gibraltar.
  • Extract from : « Dave Darrin on Mediterranean Service » by H. Irving Hancock
  • It was the voice of my wife, who was patrolling Folkestone in the hope of meeting us.
  • Extract from : « The Idler Magazine, Volume III, April 1893 » by Various
  • Moya, patrolling the willow walk in front of the Lodge, took this in with a chuckle.
  • Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
  • We have half the Royal Navy out now, patrolling our trade-planets.
  • Extract from : « Space Viking » by Henry Beam Piper
  • He spent the rest of the afternoon in patrolling a road at the other end of Ballymoy.
  • Extract from : « General John Regan » by George A. Birmingham
  • He and his men had been patrolling the lane as they had been ordered.
  • Extract from : « The Northern Iron » by George A. Birmingham

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