patrol
US /pəˈtroʊl/
UK /pəˈtroʊl/
1.
patrulla, ronda
a person or group of people sent to keep watch over an area or to guard something
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The police patrol regularly checks the neighborhood.
La patrulla policial revisa el vecindario regularmente.
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A border patrol was dispatched to the area.
Una patrulla fronteriza fue enviada a la zona.
1.
patrullar, rondar
to regularly walk or travel around an area in order to protect it or to check that there is no trouble
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Security guards patrol the building at night.
Los guardias de seguridad patrullan el edificio por la noche.
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The police were ordered to patrol the streets more frequently.
Se ordenó a la policía patrullar las calles con más frecuencia.