patrolling

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patrolling

/pəˈtɹəʊlɪŋ/ UK
/pəˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/ US

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of patrol

noun patrollings

The act of going on patrol. The remainder of our patrollings simply consisted of journeying up and down the enemy coast looking for anything that may appear.

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Closest in meaning: squad, reconnaissance, touring, rotating, wandering, presence, prying, periodic, beat, scouring, periodical, reconnaisance, frequenting, wanders, patrole, policing

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@misc{patrolling_2026,
  title = {patrolling},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/patrolling},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}