Anagrams of: ALPROATE

• having the polar diameter greater than the equatorial diameter

• rounded like an egg

• a detachment used for security or reconnaissance

• the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes

• a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security

• maintain the security of by carrying out a patrol

• a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines

• a promise

• a secret word or phrase known only to a restricted group

• (law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as long as the terms of release are complied with

• release a criminal from detention and place him on parole

• a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)

• a site that the owner positions as an entrance to other sites on the internet

• a short vein that carries blood into the liver

• the upper surface of the mouth that separates the oral and nasal cavities

• be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information

• a skilled worker who coats articles with a film of metal (usually silver or gold)

• a Basque or Spanish game played in a court with a ball and a wickerwork racket