patrolled
Made security circuits
Patrolled is the past tense of patrol, meaning to move through an area watching for trouble or maintaining security.
Guards patrolled the perimeter.
Police patrolled the streets.
The word implies systematic, repeated movement rather than a single pass: The neighborhood was regularly patrolled by volunteers.
Inspection station on route
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- squadSmall working group
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- badgeWorn symbol of membership
duty · enforcement · constable · sheriff · deputy · watchman · sentry · guard
Information-gathering before action
- garrisonStationed military force
- outpostRemote military station
- perimeterShape's outer edge length
- sentryGuard on duty
scout · convoy · boundary · sector · territory · base · forward · flank
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- tourPlanned multi-destination journey
- walkthroughSequential instructional guide
shift · schedule · regular · nightly · hourly · daily · prowl · coverage
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- trackingMonitoring location over time
surveillance · control · watch · review · audit · compliance · verification · reporting
Careful, sustained attention
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- lookoutWatcher or vista point
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- cautionCareful attention to risk
attentiveness · readiness · observance · wariness · circumspection · heedfulness · scrutiny · diligence
checkpoint
Inspection station on route
badge · duty · enforcement · constable · sheriff · deputy · watchman · sentry · guard · detail
reconnaissance
Information-gathering before action
sentry · scout · convoy · boundary · sector · territory · base · forward · flank · sweep
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- circuitClosed electrical pathway
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- tourPlanned multi-destination journey
walkthrough · shift · schedule · regular · nightly · hourly · daily · prowl · coverage · rotation
oversight
Supervision or inadvertent omission
- inspectionFormal assessment of condition
- supervisionOverseeing people or processes
- observationAttentive watching or remark
tracking · surveillance · control · watch · review · audit · compliance · verification · reporting · logged
watchfulness
Careful, sustained attention
caution · attentiveness · readiness · observance · wariness · circumspection · heedfulness · scrutiny · diligence · vigilant
patrolledunpatrolled
Not regularly monitored
unguarded · unwatched · unmonitored · neglected · abandoned
patrolledstationed
Assigned to a location
posted · stationary · fixed · stayed put · static
- ski patrollerResort slope safety worker