dawn patrol

dawn pa·trol

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dawn puh-trohl]
- /dɔn pəˈtroʊl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dawn puh-trohl]
- /dɔn pəˈtroʊl/

Definitions of dawn patrol words

noun dawn patrol a flight, especially during the early days of military aviation, undertaken at dawn or early morning in order to reconnoiter enemy positions. 1
noun dawn patrol (surfing) The act of going out for a surf at dawn, or surfers who do that. 0

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Origin of dawn patrol

First appearance:

before 1910

One of the 15% newest English words

First recorded in 1910-15

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Parts of speech for Dawn patrol

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

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determiner

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dawn patrol popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

dawn patrol usage trend in Literature

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