night patrol
After-dark security circuit
Night patrol is the activity of monitoring an area during nighttime hours, typically by security guards, police, or military personnel.
The patrol may be on foot or in vehicles, checking for intruders, disturbances, or safety hazards: The night patrol discovered a broken window at the warehouse.
Also refers to the group conducting such surveillance: He joined the night patrol at eleven.
- watchmanBuilding security guard
- security guardHired protector of property
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- police officerLaw enforcement agent
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
flashlight · darkness · beat · security · rounds · sentry · keeping watch · moonlight · shadows · prowl · duty · graveyard shift · curfew · streets · vigilance · silence · footsteps · checkpoint
- Police patrolwalking beat, beat cop
- nocturnal activityprowling, stalking, owl calls, cricket chirping, frog calls
- air patrolfighter jets, squadron, pilots, intercept, interception
- military operationsoffensive, attack, marines, Desert Storm, NATO operations
- watch dutysentry, lookout, sentinel, guard, watchman
- river warfaregunboats, PBR, brown water navy, Mekong Delta, sampans
night patrolsentry duty
Assigned protective surveillance shift
standing guard · guard post · night watch · fixed position · guard duty
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