"highway patrol" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: highway patrols [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} highway patrol (plural highway patrols)
  1. (law enforcement) any police unit which is primarily responsible for overseeing and enforcing of regulations on roads and highways Categories (topical): Law enforcement
    Sense id: en-highway_patrol-en-noun-fbR2GEKE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: government, law-enforcement

Inflected forms

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