out-sentryn.

Brit.

/ˈaʊtsɛntri/, U.S.

/ˈaʊtˌsɛntri/

Forms: see out- prefix and sentry n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, sentry n.¹

Etymology: < out- prefix + sentry n.¹

Now rare.

A sentry placed at a distance ahead.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > guard > outpost

out-guard1598

out-sentry1691

out-sentinel1705

out-picquet1811

1691 T. Spencer True Relation Proc. against French 10 Having given Orders to the Out-Centries that were placed towards the Fort, to fire without Challenging at any who should come that way.

1741 in Georgia Hist. Soc. Coll. (1842) II. 116 This deponent..[was] bound with ropes..for refusing to cry ‘all is well’, when he was an out-sentry.

1776 Battle of Brooklyn ii. 19 I would not be relieved by a Captain, so I went to sleep at one Bergen's, from whence the out-sentries were relieved.

1786 J. Gillies Hist. Anc. Greece I. iii. 100 The order of their guards and watches was highly judicious; they employed, for their security, out-sentries and vedettes.

1840 W. G. Simms Border Beagles II. xxii. 306 He did not fear but they would be advised of the approach of the enemy by at least a dozen out-sentries.

1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xxii. 220 We're just to bide here with these, which are his out-sentries, till they can get word to the chief of my arrival.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	out-sentry
释义	out-sentryn. Brit. /ˈaʊtsɛntri/, U.S. /ˈaʊtˌsɛntri/ Forms: see out- prefix and sentry n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: out- prefix, sentry n.¹ Etymology: < out- prefix + sentry n.¹ Now rare. A sentry placed at a distance ahead. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > guard > outpost out-guard1598 out-sentry1691 out-sentinel1705 out-picquet1811 1691 T. Spencer True Relation Proc. against French 10 Having given Orders to the Out-Centries that were placed towards the Fort, to fire without Challenging at any who should come that way. 1741 in Georgia Hist. Soc. Coll. (1842) II. 116 This deponent..[was] bound with ropes..for refusing to cry ‘all is well’, when he was an out-sentry. 1776 Battle of Brooklyn ii. 19 I would not be relieved by a Captain, so I went to sleep at one Bergen's, from whence the out-sentries were relieved. 1786 J. Gillies Hist. Anc. Greece I. iii. 100 The order of their guards and watches was highly judicious; they employed, for their security, out-sentries and vedettes. 1840 W. G. Simms Border Beagles II. xxii. 306 He did not fear but they would be advised of the approach of the enemy by at least a dozen out-sentries. 1886 R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped xxii. 220 We're just to bide here with these, which are his out-sentries, till they can get word to the chief of my arrival. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1691
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