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sentry

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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.

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

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.sentry - a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated eventsentry - a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
security guard, watchman, watcher - a guard who keeps watch

sentry
noun guard, watch, lookout, picket, watchman, sentinel The sentry would not let her enter.
Translations
sentry [ˈsentrɪ]
A. Ncentinela mf, guardia mf
B. CPD sentry box Ngarita f de centinela
sentry duty N to be on sentry dutyestar de guardia
sentry go Nturno m de centinela
to be on sentry goestar de guardia

sentry [ˈsɛntri] nsentinelle f
sentry box nguérite f
sentry duty n
to be on sentry duty → être de faction

sentry
nWache f, → Wachtposten m; to be on sentry dutyauf Wache sein

sentry:
sentry box
nWachhäuschen nt
sentry go
n (Mil) → Wachdienst m

sentry [ˈsɛntrɪ] nsentinella

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
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
sentry watch, neighborhood watch


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The sentry stood at the open gate, looking in the direction of the forest, so that he did not see the agile giant that dropped to the ground at the far end of the village street.
As I gained my feet I was confronted by the sentry on duty, into the muzzle of whose revolver I found myself looking.
The sentry who had fired, according to the strict orders of the garrison, naturally ran forward to find some trace of his quarry.
 
 
 
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