patrolling
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pəˈtɹəʊlɪŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /pəˈtɹoʊlɪŋ/
Verb
[edit]patrolling
- present participle and gerund of patrol
Noun
[edit]patrolling (plural patrollings)
- The act of going on patrol.
- 1916, William Buchan, The Log of H. M. S. "Bristol," Commission 13th May, 1914, Till December 17th, 1915:
- The remainder of our patrollings simply consisted of journeying up and down the enemy coast looking for anything that may appear.