German word

Streife

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈʃtʁaɪ̯fə/

Meaning

  • feminine nounpatrol

Example

Die Polizei ist auf Streife.

The police are on patrol.

Illustration for Streife (patrol)

More examples

Der Ranger ist täglich auf Streife im Park.

The ranger is on patrol in the park every day.

Core concept

A person or team making repeated rounds through an area to watch it and keep it secure.

Common phrases

  • auf Streife sein

    be on patrol

  • Fußstreife

    foot patrol

  • nächtliche Streife

    night patrol

Similar words

Patrouille: An assigned task of patrolling a specified area on foot or by vehicle.
Wache: A shift or duty spent guarding a building or location.
Streifen: Stripes or narrow bands forming a pattern on a surface.
Rundgang: A brief circuit of several places for checking or showing the way.

Definition in German

Dienstliche oder freiwillige Runde zur Beobachtung und Sicherung eines Gebiets, oft kurz und wiederholt.

Word origin

Streife is a noun formed from the German verb streifen, meaning to move around or along, and developed the specialized sense of a patrol.

Usage tips

  • The fixed phrase auf Streife means 'on patrol', and Streife is feminine: die Streife, with the plural die Streifen.

Other meanings

  • roundnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • Streifendienstpatrol dutynoun
  • Streifenwagenpatrol carnoun

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