sentry

sen·try  (sntr)

n. pl. sen·tries

1. A guard, especially a soldier posted at a given spot to prevent the passage of unauthorized persons.

2. The duty of a sentry; watch.

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[Perhaps alteration of obsolete sentrinel, variant of sentinel.]

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sentry [ˈsɛntrɪ]

n pl -tries

1. (Military) a soldier who guards or prevents unauthorized access to a place, keeps watch for danger, etc.

2. (Military) the watch kept by a sentry

[perhaps shortened from obsolete centrinel, C16 variant of sentinel]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sentry - a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event lookout, lookout man, picket, scout, sentinel, spotter, watch security guard, watchman, watcher - a guard who keeps watch

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sentry

noun guard, watch, lookout, picket, watchman, sentinel The sentry would not let her enter.

Translations

sentry [ˈsentrɪ]

A. N → centinela mf, guardia mf

B. CPD sentry box N → garita f de centinela
sentry duty N to be on sentry duty → estar de guardia
sentry go N → turno m de centinela
to be on sentry go → estar de guardia

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sentry [ˈsɛntri] n → sentinelle f
sentry box n → guérite f
sentry duty n
to be on sentry duty → être de faction

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sentry

n → Wache f, → Wachtposten m; to be on sentry duty → auf Wache sein

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sentry:

sentry box

n → Wachhäuschen nt

sentry go

n (Mil) → Wachdienst m

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sentry [ˈsɛntrɪ] n → sentinella

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sentry [ˈsɛntrɪ] n → sentinella

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sentry

n sentry [ˈsentri]

a soldier or other person on guard to stop anyone who has no right to enter, pass etc The entrance was guarded by two sentries. skildwag خَفير، حارِس часови hlídka, stráž vagtpost der Wächter(in) φρουρός centinela tunnimees نگهبان vahti sentinelle זָקִיף संतरी straža őrszem penjaga (her)varðmaður sentinella 歩哨 보초 sargybinis sargkareivis; sardze sentri schildwacht skiltvakt, vaktpost wartownik sentinela santinelă часовой; дежурный hliadka, stráž straža stražar vaktpost ทหารหรือคนยืนยามตรงทางเข้าเพื่อหยุดผู้ที่ไม่มีสิทธิ์เข้าไป nöbetçi, gözcü 衛兵 вартовий سنتری ، پہرہ دار lính gác 卫兵

n sentry-box

a small shelter for a sentry. waghuisie كُشْك الحارِس караулка strážní budka skilderhus der Wachhäuschen φυλάκιο garita (de centinela) valvurikabiin, vahiputka سرپناه نگهبان vartiokoppi guérite עֶמדַת הַזָקִיף संतरी कक्ष stražarnica, stražarska kućica őrbódé gardu penjaga varðmannaskÿli garitta 哨舎 초소, 위병소 sargybinio būdelė sargbūda pondok sentri schildwachthuisje skilderhus budka wartownika guarita gheretă караульная будка strážna búdka stražnica stražarska kućica vaktkur ป้อมยาม nöbetçi kulübesi 崗亭 будка вартового سنتری کا چھتر chòi gác 岗亭

sentry watch, neighborhood watch