patrol

巡回、パトロール

地域を回り、安全かどうか確かめること。

やさしい英語で： A trip around an area to check that it is safe.

• The officers are on patrol.
• We saw a police patrol near the station.
• Regular patrols help keep the park safe.

類義語： round

よく使う表現： on patrol, night patrol, police patrol

偵察、偵察巡回

少人数の兵士が、敵の部隊の位置を調べるために出かけること。

やさしい英語で： A trip by a small group of soldiers to find out where enemy forces are.

• The soldiers went on a patrol beyond the camp.
• Their patrol found enemy troops near the river.
• Several patrols returned with reports of enemy movements.

類義語： reconnaissance mission

よく使う表現： reconnaissance patrol, enemy patrol, patrol behind lines

巡察、巡回

兵士が見張りの持ち場を確認し、攻撃から守るために回ること。

やさしい英語で： A round made by soldiers to check guard positions and protect them from attack.

• The patrol checked every guard post.
• A night patrol passed between the sentries.
• They completed two patrols around the camp before dawn.

類義語： guard round

よく使う表現： guard patrol, perimeter patrol, patrol of sentries

巡回する、パトロールする

安全を守るため、定期的に場所を回って異常がないか確かめること。

やさしい英語で： If you walk or travel around a place regularly to keep it safe, you watch for trouble.

• Two officers patrol this street.
• Guards patrolled the fence throughout the night.
• Who patrols the beach after dark?

よく使う表現： patrol the streets, patrol an area, patrol the border, patrol a frontier