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noun, plural sen·tries. a soldier stationed at a place to stand guard and prevent the passage of unauthorized persons, watch for fires, etc., especially a sentinel stationed at a pass, gate, opening in a defense work, or the like.
a member of a guard or watch.
Origin of sentry 1605–15; short for sentrinel, variant of sentinel
Words nearby sentry sentinel, sentinel animal, sentinel gland, sentinel pile, sentinel tag, sentry , sentry box, Senufo, Senussi, senwood, senza
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Example sentences from the Web for sentry We found that the Sentry safe which contained our footage had indeed been under water.
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I shared the sentiments of the Fatah sentry who allowed me inside the walls of the Muqata in Ramallah.
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He looked up at the sentry towers dotting the campus as the bus entered Kirkland.
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The sentry at the front gate has no mechanism to compel incoming vehicles to stop.
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Tobias had seemed impressed, and promised his answer in the morning, leaving her to sleep—with a sentry at her cabin door.
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I felt puzzled and angered, and rode forward to question the French sentry .
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I told the sentry I had been ordered to relieve him, and he handed over his musket without a word.
In the Days of Washington | William Murray Graydon
A sentry had been placed at the gate of the Seraglio to prevent anyone who did not belong to the laboratory from entering.
This was explained at great length to the sentry , but made no impression on him whatever.
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British Dictionary definitions for sentry noun plural -tries a soldier who guards or prevents unauthorized access to a place, keeps watch for danger, etc
the watch kept by a sentry
Word Origin for sentry C17: perhaps shortened from obsolete centrinel, C16 variant of sentinel
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Words related to sentry sentinel, guard