highway patrol

noun

Any police unit which is primarily responsible for overseeing and enforcing of regulations on roads and highways.

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Meanings

nounhighway patrol (plural highway patrols)

plural highway patrols

  1. governmentAny police unit which is primarily responsible for overseeing and enforcing of regulations on roads and highways.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
traffic police
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APA

highway patrol. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highway%20patrol

MLA

“highway patrol.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highway%20patrol. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “highway patrol,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highway%20patrol.

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