patrols is a form of:

Patrol




SEE: Boy Scout
noun
1.
Border patrol កងល្បាត់ patrol of the border ការល្បាត់ patrol of Boy Scouts ក្រុម
2.
ការល្បាត, ក្រុមល្បាត
verbpast tense: patrolled ; past participle: patrolled ; present participle: patrolling ;
1.
ល្បាត
2.
(INTRANSITIVE) (group of eight boy scouts in a troop of Boy scouts) ល្បាត
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
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.
2.
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.
3.
The guard or men who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.
verbpast tense: patrolled ; past participle: patrolled ; present participle: patrolling ;
1.
(INTRANSITIVE) Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the men thus guarding; as, a customs patrol; a fire patrol.
2.
(INTRANSITIVE) To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.
3.
T To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat.