| 单词 | road patrol |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroad patrol road patrol n. (a) a person or group of people patrolling the roads, now esp. a detachment of guards, police, etc., driving around an area at regular intervals; (b) Canadian = road grader n. ΘΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > traveller > [noun] > one who travels about a place > for survey or inspection > on roads road patrol1823 1823 Jackson's Oxf. Jrnl. 20 Dec. The robbery was soon after communicated to the road-patrol, who immediately went in pursuit of the robbers. 1939 Winnipeg Free Press 26 Apr. 14/6 The town council has approved of the purchase of a new caterpillar Diesel road patrol grader. 1970 R.A.C. Guide & Handbk. 39 Road Patrols..equipped with vans, are on daily duty. 1985 Winnipeg Free Press 10 Aug. 70 (advt.) Construction equipment... Will consider older road patrol in trade. 1989 Post-Standard (Syracuse, N.Y.) (Nexis) 22 Apr. a1 Road patrol officers..are usually the youngest and least experienced in a police department. 2008 Hist. Today (Nexis) 1 June A British Gendarmerie road patrol was ambushed..on the road between Jerusalem and Nablus. < as lemmas |
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