- patrol
- v1. make the rounds, walk a beat, keep vigil or guard, perform sentry duty, police; keep watch, hold watch, Inf. keep an eye out, Inf. keep one's eyes peeled, Inf. be on one's toes; guard, protect, watch over, monitor; stand guard over, secure, defend, safeguard; escort, conduct, convoy, ride shotgun.n2. sentinel, sentry, guard, garrison; scout, lookout, watchdog; protector, defender, guardian, guarder, guardsman, lifeguard, bodyguard; policeman, officer, patrolman, constable; ranger, forest ranger; jailer, warder, warden, keeper, turnkey, Sl. screw, Sl. bull; custodian, watch, watchman, night watchman.3. defense, defending, protection, protecting, safekeeping, vigilance; guarding, making rounds, walking the beat, policing, patrolling.
A Note on the Style of the synonym finder. 2014.