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Definition of sentry - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
securityguard stationed to keep watch
- The sentry stood alert at the gate all night..
2.
animalsanimal alerting its group to danger
- The marmot acted as a sentry for its colony.
Expressions with sentry
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stay at a place to protect it from danger
Soldiers stand sentry at the gate every night.
location where a sentry is officially stationed
The soldier stood alert at the sentry post.
small shelter with open front for sentry protection
The sentry stood watch in the sentry box.
duty of guarding a place or person
He was assigned sentry duty at the main gate.
duty of a soldier to stand guard
He was assigned the sentry go for the night.
Origin of sentry
French, sentinelle (watchtower)
Terms with sentry included in their meaning
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military
small shelter with open front for sentry protection
military
location where a sentry is officially stationed
Examples of sentry in a sentence
The sentry noticed the intruder immediately. The meerkat stood as a sentry, watching for predators. Birds often use a sentry to warn of approaching threats.
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- French:sentinelle, guetteur, ...
- German:Wachposten, Posten, ...
- Italian:guardia, vedetta, ...
- Spanish:vigilante, ...
- Portuguese:sentinela, vigia, ...
- Chinese:哨兵, 警戒动物, ...
- Japanese:見張り, 警戒役, ...
- Arabic:حارِس, حَيَوَان مُرَاقِب, ...
- Hebrew:זָקִיף, בַּעַל חַיִּים הַמְשַׁמֵּשׁ כְּתַצְפִּיתָן, ...
- Russian:часовой, ...
- Ukrainian:вартовий, ...
- Hindi:पहरेदार, सतर्क प्रहरी, ...
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