patrol duty
Scheduled security walking
Patrol duty is the assigned task of moving through an area to monitor, guard, or maintain order.
The term appears most often in military and law enforcement contexts: He pulled patrol duty three nights in a row.
Guards walk patrol duty around facilities; soldiers serve patrol duty in conflict zones.
- guardWatchful defensive attention
- sentryGuard on duty
- security detailProtective personnel assignment
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- watchPortable timekeeping device
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patrol dutyguard post
Manned security station
sentry duty · standing guard · standing watch · garrison duty
patrol dutyleave
Sanctioned time away
off-duty · furlough · shore leave · R&R · stand-down
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