A unit of a troop, usually defined by certain ranks or age groups within the troop, and ideally comprised of six to eight members.
A movement, by a small body of troops beyond the line of outposts, to explore the country and gain intelligence of the enemy's whereabouts.
Any perambulation of a particular line or district to guard it; also, the people thus guarding.
The largest division of officers within a police department or sheriff's office, whose assignment is to patrol and respond to calls for service.
A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.
The guards who go the rounds for observation; a detachment whose duty it is to patrol.
To go the rounds of, as a sentry, guard, or policeman
To go the rounds along a chain of sentinels; to traverse a police district or beat.
A unit of tactical military personnel, or of police officers, usually of about ten members.
Sloppy mud.
One's friend group, taken collectively; one's peeps.
A group of potential players from whom a starting team and substitutes are chosen.
A collective noun for a group of squid.
To act as part of, or on behalf of, a squad.