Dawn Patrol 

The act of getting up extremely early - sometimes before sunrise (i.e, "dawn") -to go surfing. This term is most often used by Surfers, but it still can be used outside of surfing and refers to getting a very early start to the day.

Bob, Varno, and I are surfing a dawn patrol session at Rincon tomorrow morning.

Dawn Patrol by Don January 16, 2004

dawn patrol 

Getting up before dawn to surf; generally before school, work or some important activity like getting married or going to a funeral.

Crank: Yo dude why you got that smegma on your elbow?
Wingnut: It's dried salt bro. Dawn Patrol this morning! 6 foot swells!

dawn patrol by Angry Waiter March 7, 2007

dawn patrol 

WW1 phenomenon in which pilots got up extremely early - usually 3 a.m. - ate a greasy English fried breakfast, then went aloft 1/2 hour before sunrise to look for Huns (Germans) on the ground or in the air. In general, refers to getting a very early start to the day.

Billy Bishop did a dawn patrol looking for Krauts.

dawn patrol by Jake April 17, 2004

Dawn Patrol 

Great Song by thrash metal band Megadeth.

Dude, I fucking love that song Dawn Patrol by Megadeth.

Dawn Patrol by Aunt Jamima April 20, 2007

dawn patrol 

surfing at dawn to a hard core surfie its like most ppl going to a coffee shop in the morning

me " bro dawn patrol at the pier, the wedge and salt creek rock my socks

dawn patrol by "BaddAssKiwi" April 15, 2004

dawn patrol 

to get up early in the morning to get a head start (early members of the air force would do so to survey enemy positions)

I Don't want to go on dawn patrol this time.

dawn patrol by The Return of Light Joker March 26, 2010

Dawn patrol 

Looking for, and crashing, parties going on after last call.

We left the bar after 2am on Saturday night, and after walking a few blocks, successfully did a little dawn patrol.

Dawn patrol by CassFranklin May 1, 2010