sentry

sen·try

 (sĕn′trē)

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

[C17: perhaps shortened from obsolete centrinel, C16 variant of sentinel]

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sen•try

(ˈsɛn tri)

n., pl. -tries.

a guard, esp., a soldier stationed to prevent unauthorized passage.

[1605–15; short for sentrinel, variant of sentinel]

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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.

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sentry

noun

A person or special body of persons assigned to provide protection or keep watch over, for example:

guard, lookout, picket, protector, sentinel, ward, watch.

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Translations

خَفير، حارِس

hlídkastráž

vagtpost

Wächter

sentinelle

varîmaîur

sentinellascolta

sargybinio būdelė

sardzesargkareivis

часовой

straža

gözcünöbetçi

卫兵

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 fsentry box n → guérite fsentry 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

(ˈsentri) – plural ˈsentries – noun

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 sentinela hlídka, stráž der Wächter(in) vagtpost φρουρόςcentinela tunnimees نگهبان vartiosotilas sentinelleזקיף संतरी straža őrszem penjaga (her)varðmaður sentinella 歩哨 보초 sargybinis sargkareivis; sardze sentri schildwachtskiltvakt, vaktpostwartownik پيره دار، څارو sentinela santinelă часовой; дежурный hliadka, stráž straža stražar vaktpost ทหารหรือคนยืนยามตรงทางเข้าเพื่อหยุดผู้ที่ไม่มีสิทธิ์เข้าไป nöbetçi, gözcü 衛兵 вартовий سنتری ، پہرہ دار lính gác 卫兵

ˈsentry-box noun

a small shelter for a sentry. waghuisie كُشْك الحارِس караулка guarita strážní budka der Wachhäuschen skilderhus φυλάκιοgarita 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 schildwachthuisjeskilderhus budka wartownika پيره دار guarita gheretă караульная будка strážna búdka stražnica stražarska kućica vaktkur ป้อมยาม nöbetçi kulübesi 哨崗，崗亭 будка вартового سنتری کا چھتر chòi gác 岗亭

ˈsentry watchneighborhood watch

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