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!
Wingnut: It's dried salt bro. Dawn Patrol this morning! 6 foot swells!
by Angry Waiter March 06, 2007
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.
by Jake April 17, 2004
by "BaddAssKiwi" April 15, 2004
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)
by The Return of Light Joker March 27, 2010
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.
by Don January 16, 2004
by Aunt Jamima April 13, 2007
We left the bar after 2am on Saturday night, and after walking a few blocks, successfully did a little dawn patrol.
by CassFranklin May 01, 2010