Rounds vs. Patrol — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Rounds and Patrol
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Rounds
Being such that every part of the surface or the circumference is equidistant from the center
A round ball.
Patrol
A patrol is commonly a group of personnel, such as law enforcement officers, military personnel, or private security contractors that are assigned to monitor a specific geographic area. This is also often referred to as a beat.
Rounds
Moving in or forming a circle.
Patrol
An expedition to keep watch over an area, especially by guards or police walking or driving around at regular intervals
We were ordered to investigate on a night patrol
Rounds
Shaped like a cylinder; cylindrical.
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Patrol
A unit of six to eight Scouts or Guides forming part of a troop
Break the Cubs into sixes and Scouts into patrols
Rounds
Rather rounded in shape
The child's round face.
Patrol
Keep watch over (an area) by regularly walking or travelling around it
Pairs of men were patrolling on each side of the thoroughfare
The garrison had to patrol the streets to maintain order
Rounds
Full in physique; plump
A round figure.
Patrol
The act of moving about an area especially by an authorized and trained person or group, for purposes of observation, inspection, or security.
Rounds
(Linguistics) Formed or articulated with the lips in a rounded shape
A round vowel.
Patrol
A person or group of persons who perform such an act.
Rounds
Full in tone; sonorous.
Patrol
A military unit sent out on a reconnaissance or combat mission.
Rounds
Whole or complete; full
A round dozen.
Patrol
One or more military vehicles, boats, ships, or aircraft assigned to guard or reconnoiter a given area.
Rounds
(Mathematics) Having been rounded.
Patrol
A division of a Boy Scout troop or Girl Scout troop consisting of between six and eight children.
Rounds
Not exact, especially when expressed as a multiple of 10; approximate
A round estimate.
Patrol
To engage in a patrol of.
Rounds
Large; considerable
A round sum of money.
Patrol
To engage in a patrol.
Rounds
Brought to satisfactory conclusion or completion; finished.
Patrol
(military) A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.
Four members of the squadron were on patrol.
Rounds
Outspoken; blunt
A round scolding.
Patrol
(military) A movement, by a small body of troops beyond the line of outposts, to explore the country and gain intelligence of the enemy's whereabouts.
Rounds
Done with full force; unrestrained
Gave me a round thrashing.
Patrol
(military) The guards who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.
Rounds
Something, such as a circle, disk, globe, or ring, that is round.
Patrol
(policing) The largest division of officers within a police department or sheriff's office, whose assignment is to patrol and respond to calls for service.
Rounds
A circle formed of various things.
Patrol
Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the people thus guarding.
A customs patrol
A fire patrol
Rounds
Movement around a circle or about an axis.
Patrol
(Scouting) A unit of a troop, usually defined by certain ranks or age groups within the troop, and ideally comprised of six to eight members.
Rounds
A rung or crossbar, as one on a ladder or chair.
Patrol
(intransitive) To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.
Rounds
A cut of beef from the part of the thigh between the rump and the shank.
Patrol
(transitive) To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman
To patrol a frontier
To patrol a beat
Rounds
An assembly of people; a group.
Patrol
To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.
Rounds
A round dance.
Patrol
To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman; as, to patrol a frontier; to patrol a beat.
Rounds
A complete course, succession, or series
A round of parties.
A round of negotiations.
Patrol
A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.
Rounds
Often rounds A course of customary or prescribed actions, duties, or places
Physicians' rounds.
Patrol
Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the men thus guarding; as, a customs patrol; a fire patrol.
In France there is an army of patrols to secure her fiscal regulations.
Rounds
A complete range or extent.
Patrol
See Boy Scout.
Rounds
One drink for each person in a gathering or group
Let me buy the next round.
Patrol
A detachment used for security or reconnaissance
Rounds
A single outburst, as of applause or cheering.
Patrol
The activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes
Rounds
A single shot or volley.
Patrol
A group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security
Rounds
Ammunition for a single shot or volley.
Patrol
Maintain the security of by carrying out a control
Rounds
A specified number of arrows shot from a specified distance to a target in archery.
Rounds
Sports & Games A unit of play that occupies a specified time, constitutes a certain number of plays, or allows each player a turn, especially the 18-hole sequence played in golf or one of the periods in a boxing match.
Rounds
(Music) A composition for two or more voices in which each voice enters at a different time with the same melody.
Rounds
To make round or curved
Rounded his lips in surprise.
Rounded off the end of the board.
Rounds
(Linguistics) To pronounce with rounded lips; labialize.
Rounds
To fill out; make plump.
Rounds
To bring to completion or perfection; finish. Often used with out or off
The new dog rounded out our household. The speaker rounded off his lecture with a joke.
Rounds
(Mathematics) To approximate (a real number) by a nearby rational number with a specified level of precision. When rounded to the nearest hundred, 286 becomes 300. When rounded to the nearest tenth, 1.63 becomes 1.6.
Rounds
To make a turn about or to the other side of
Rounded a bend in the road.
Rounds
To make a complete circuit of; go or pass around
Rounded the entire peninsula.
Rounds
(Archaic) To encompass; surround:
Rounds
To become round or curved.
Rounds
To take a circular course; complete or partially complete a circuit
Racecars rounding into the final lap.
Rounds
To turn about, as on an axis
Rounded and came back across the field.
Rounds
To become filled out or plump.
Rounds
To develop into satisfactory completion or perfection
Is rounding into a fine quarterback.
Rounds
To whisper.
Rounds
In a circular progression or movement; around.
Rounds
With revolutions
Wheels moving round.
Rounds
To a specific place or person
Called round for the pastor.
Sent round for the veterinarian.
Rounds
Around.
Rounds
From the beginning to the end of; throughout
A plant that grows round the year.
Rounds
Plural of round
Rounds
The practice of medical doctors visiting patients in a hospital or in their homes according to a predetermined order.
Rounds
A route taken by someone in authority.
The hourly rounds of the night watchman.
Rounds
(campanology) A descending diatonic scale played on a ring of bells.
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