Definitions for "patrolling"
Keywords:  mate, flying, rival, butterflies, verb
Male butterflies flying in a specific territory to find mates or drive away rival males.
(verb) - flying over a specific area in search of a mate.
Patrolling is a military tactic. Small groups or individual units are deployed from a larger formation to achieve a specific objective and then return. The tactic of patrolling may be applied to ground troops, armoured units, naval units, and combat aircraft.
The activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes.