on eternal patrol
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Meaning · English
Dead, usually referring to a submerged submarine crew
Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt
chết, thường ám chỉ đến thủy thủ đoàn tàu ngầm
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Literally: on a patrol that will last forever
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
The crew of the lost submarine is now on eternal patrol
AI-drafted example auto-approved by rule (illustrative, not a corpus attestation)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-31; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “on eternal patrol” mean?
Dead, usually referring to a submerged submarine crew Literally: on a patrol that will last forever
Is “on eternal patrol” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.