"repatrol" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: repatrols [plural]
Etymology: re- + patrol Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|patrol}} re- + patrol Head templates: {{en-noun}} repatrol (plural repatrols)
  1. A patrol of an area that was already previously patrolled.
    Sense id: en-repatrol-en-noun-WfZAbCWr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 65 35

Verb

Forms: repatrols [present, singular, third-person], repatrolling [participle, present], repatrolled [participle, past], repatrolled [past]
Etymology: re- + patrol Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|patrol}} re- + patrol Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} repatrol (third-person singular simple present repatrols, present participle repatrolling, simple past and past participle repatrolled)
  1. To patrol again.
    Sense id: en-repatrol-en-verb-wvG4QNPH

Inflected forms

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