sentry box

noun

a small structure for sheltering a sentry from bad weather.

Origin of sentry box

First recorded in 1695–1705

Words nearby sentry box

sentinel animal, sentinel gland, sentinel pile, sentinel tag, sentry, sentry box, Senufo, Senussi, senwood, senza, SEO

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Example sentences from the Web for sentry box

He approached his sentry-box, and there found the worthy Luquin fast asleep.
The Knight of Malta|Eugene Sue
“This sentry-box gets slimy and dirty,” he said, without the least idea of what the Rabbit had done.
Adventures in Toyland|Edith King Hall
In his sentry-box a sentinel was discovered, a grisly skeleton clasping his rusty sword.
Cities of the Dawn|J. Ewing Ritchie
On the right of the entrance, in a kind of sentry-box, Quantrelle the Red acted as concierge.
Katrine|Elinor Macartney Lane

The garden was in a wooden trough in front of his sentry-box.
The Iron Horse|R.M. Ballantyne

British Dictionary definitions for sentry box

sentry box

noun

a small shelter with an open front in which a sentry may stand to be sheltered from the weather

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单词	sentry box
释义	sentry box noun a small structure for sheltering a sentry from bad weather. Origin of sentry box First recorded in 1695–1705 Words nearby sentry box sentinel animal, sentinel gland, sentinel pile, sentinel tag, sentry, sentry box, Senufo, Senussi, senwood, senza, SEO Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sentry box He approached his sentry-box, and there found the worthy Luquin fast asleep. The Knight of Malta\|Eugene Sue “This sentry-box gets slimy and dirty,” he said, without the least idea of what the Rabbit had done. Adventures in Toyland\|Edith King Hall In his sentry-box a sentinel was discovered, a grisly skeleton clasping his rusty sword. Cities of the Dawn\|J. Ewing Ritchie On the right of the entrance, in a kind of sentry-box, Quantrelle the Red acted as concierge. Katrine\|Elinor Macartney Lane The garden was in a wooden trough in front of his sentry-box. The Iron Horse\|R.M. Ballantyne British Dictionary definitions for sentry box sentry box noun a small shelter with an open front in which a sentry may stand to be sheltered from the weather Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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