pattuglia
patrol
noun paht-TOO-lyah Rare
Origin: From French patrouille (patrol), which entered Italian in the military context.
Also means
squad
Usage Note
Pattuglia is feminine (la pattuglia, pl le pattuglie). It refers to a police or military patrol unit: una pattuglia della polizia (a police patrol). The verb pattugliare (to patrol) is derived from it. In everyday Italian, pattuglia can also describe a small group of people working together on a task.
Examples
"La pattuglia ha fermato l'auto per un controllo."
Natural Translation
The patrol stopped the car for an inspection.

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