# patrolled

Pronunciation: say "puh-TROHLD" US /pəˈtɹoʊld/, UK /pəˈtɹəʊld/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of patrol. — simple past and past participle of patrol
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of patrol. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _Coast guard boats patrolled the harbor throughout the night._
   - _The border had been patrolled for decades before the fence went up._

## Adjective

2. Regularly watched over by guards or police who move through the area on a set route.
   - Simple: Kept safe by guards who walk around the area again and again.
   - _Residents prefer the heavily patrolled districts near downtown._
   - _A patrolled stretch of coastline tends to deter smugglers._

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