patrols
Walks the beat
Patrols is the plural of patrol—groups moving through an area to monitor, protect, or maintain order.
Security guards walk their patrols; soldiers go out on patrols.
The verb form means to conduct such monitoring: Police patrols the neighborhood at night.
Highway patrol refers to officers who monitor roads for traffic violations.
Ammunition or bout divisions
- sweepsUses a broom
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- scoutingObserving to gather information
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
monitoring · policing · inspection · canvassing · watch · cruising · stakeouts · lookout
Protectors or watchmen
- sentriesSoldiers assigned to guard
- officersThose holding authority
- rangersPark patrol or commandos
- deputiesAppointed subordinate representatives
troopers · constables · wardens · watchmen · scouts · pickets · sentinels · escorts
Pulses or defeats
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- circuitsClosed electrical paths
- perimetersOuter boundary lengths
- bordersLines separating regions
checkpoints · sectors · zones · corridors · territories · boundaries · grids · sweeps
Planned sequences of events
- shiftsMoves or work periods
- rotationsTurns around center points
- cyclesRecurring sequences of events
- intervalsGaps between events
assignments · duty rosters · deployments · dispatches · briefings · roll calls · handoffs · logs
Unmanned aerial vehicles
- radarRadio-wave object detection
- CCTVSurveillance camera network
- camerasVisual recording devices
- satellitesBodies circling larger ones
sensors · infrared · sonar · scanners · GPS · helicopters · vehicles · spotlights
rounds
Ammunition or bout divisions
- sweepsUses a broom
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- scoutingObserving to gather information
surveillance · monitoring · policing · inspection · canvassing · watch · cruising · stakeouts · lookout · observation
guards
Protectors or watchmen
deputies · troopers · constables · wardens · watchmen · scouts · pickets · sentinels · escorts · marshals
beats
Pulses or defeats
- roundsAmmunition or bout divisions
- circuitsClosed electrical paths
- perimetersOuter boundary lengths
borders · checkpoints · sectors · zones · corridors · territories · boundaries · grids · sweeps · loops
schedules
Planned sequences of events
intervals · assignments · duty rosters · deployments · dispatches · briefings · roll calls · handoffs · logs · reporting
drones
Unmanned aerial vehicles
satellites · sensors · infrared · sonar · scanners · GPS · helicopters · vehicles · spotlights · radios
- watchmenwatchmen, guards, sentries, sentinels, security guards
- enforcementenforcement actions, crackdown, fines, enforcement agencies, penalties
- smuggling enforcementcustoms agents, customs officers, contraband, seizure, interdiction
- territorialityscent marking, marking, guarding, defending, border disputes
- WWI Aviationair combat, aerial combat, dogfights, fighter pilots, ace pilots
- Air Forcesair force, US Air Force, Luftwaffe, RAF, squadrons
patrolssentry duty
Assigned protective surveillance shift
guard station · checkpoint · guard post · fixed position · watchtower
- highway patrolPolice unit for roads
- patrol carLaw enforcement vehicle
- ski patrolsMountain rescue personnel
- border patrolBoundary enforcement agency
- patrol officersPolice assigned to areas
- foot patrolOn-foot police monitoring
patrol, patrolling, patrolled, patroller, patrollers, ski patrol, beach patrol, foot patrol, air patrol