{
    "term": "patrol",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the act of going to different parts of a building, an area, etc. to make sure that there is no trouble or crime",
            "sensetop": "on patrol",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Security guards make regular patrols at night."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a police car on patrol",
                    "contextForm": "on patrol"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The Italians flew regular patrols over the desert."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They maintain a continuous patrol of the oceans with three submarines."
                },
                {
                    "text": "helicopters used for traffic patrols"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Law and justice", "War and conflict"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["routine", "special", "armed"],
                "verb + patrol": ["carry out", "conduct", "fly"],
                "patrol + noun": ["aircraft", "boat", "car"],
                "preposition": ["on patrol"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a group of soldiers, vehicles, etc. that patrol an area",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a naval/police patrol"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **patrol car/boat**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Every police car and foot patrol in the area is on full alert."
                },
                {
                    "text": "One soldier was killed when his patrol was ambushed."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The highway patrol has sealed off the area."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They sent out four-man patrols to scout the area."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["routine", "special", "armed"],
                "verb + patrol": ["carry out", "conduct", "fly"],
                "patrol + noun": ["aircraft", "boat", "car"],
                "preposition": ["on patrol"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a group of about six Boy Scouts or Girl Guides / Girl Scouts that forms part of a larger group",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pəˈtrəʊl/",
                "audio": "pa/patrol/patrol__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/pəˈtrəʊl/",
                "audio": "pa/patrol/patrol__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}