Patrol and Search

Patrol

Patrol noun - The activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes.

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Search and patrol are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Search" instead the word "Patrol" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: patrolled, patrolling

Search noun - An act or process of looking carefully or thoroughly for someone or something.

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Patrol and search are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Patrol" instead the word "Search" as a noun or a verb.

short	short patrol	short search
complete	complete patrol	complete search
routine	routine patrol	routine search
entire	entire patrol	entire search
Other adjectives: successful, constant, massive, continued, military, random, lengthy.

area	patrol area	search area
level	patrol level	search level
school	patrol school	search school
world	patrol world	search world
Other words: desert, grounds, trunk, coast, sky, mansion, castle, town, city, galaxy, areas.

On one occasion he gets the True Companions past a patrol looking specifically for them while fleeing an enemy stronghold by brazenly ordering the patrol to move their search to another area.

Source: Bavarian Fire Drill
Suspecting them of stockpiling alcohol, the patrol follows them home in apparent preparation to search the house.

Source: Comic Book / Persepolis
Children of Eldair: Kian is shown this way after being sent on a patrol to search for an unknown creature.

Source: Burning with Anger

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Search and Patrol. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 31, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/patrol/search

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Search or Patrol. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/patrol/search.

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