Collocations with "patrol"

16 collocations found

highway patrol

a police unit responsible for enforcing traffic laws on major highways

highway8.0
patrol the perimeter

to regularly move around the boundary to guard it

perimeter7.7
combat patrol

a patrol sent to engage with the enemy

combat7.5
maritime patrol

The act of monitoring a sea area, often for military, customs, or safety purposes.

maritime7.0
patrol the border

to move around a border area to ensure it is secure

border6.9
car6.5
mounted patrol

a group of soldiers or police officers on horseback who guard an area

mounted6.0
patrol vessel

a small naval ship used for patrolling a coast or area of sea

vessel6.0
territory5.7
reconnaissance patrol

A patrol sent out to gather information about an enemy or an area.

reconnaissance5.5
patrol craft

A small naval vessel used for patrolling.

craft5.3
night5.0
patrol the sky

to move around an area of the sky to guard or observe it, usually by aircraft

sky5.0
truancy patrol

A group that moves around an area to find and deal with truant students.

truancy5.0
dawn patrol

a patrol, typically military or police, carried out at dawn

dawn4.2