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sentry en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (General-American) audio
• [ˈsɪ̟n.tɹ̝̊ɪi̯] ~ [ˈsɪ̟n.t̠ɹ̠̊˔ɪi̯] Southern US, African-American Vernacular, Appalachia
• /ˈsɛn.tɹi/
• [ˈsɛn.tɹ̝̊ɪi̯] ~ [ˈsɛn.t̠ɹ̠̊˔ɪi̯]
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈsɪn.tɹi/ Southern US, African-American Vernacular, Appalachia

Etymology

From earlier sentrie, sentery, of uncertain origin. Perhaps an alteration of sentinel or sanctuary; or perhaps from Old French senteret (“a path”), diminutive of sentier, from Medieval Latin semitarius (“a path”).

Meanings

1. A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.
   • Additional sentries are keeping watch for any signs of an ambush. 2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 213:
2. (uncountable) Sentry duty; time spent being a sentry.
3. A form of drag to be towed underwater, which on striking bottom is upset and rises to the surface.
4. A watchtower.
5. An animal like a marmot tasked with alerting the pack to danger.

Forms

Deriveds

sentry-go · outsentry · stand sentry · sentry-box · sentried · sentry post

Relateds

sentinel

Synonyms

kite (nautical drag)

Translations (79)

grc σκοπός (guard) · mk кара́ула (watchtower) · ru страж (guard) · mi matira (guard) · nl schildwacht (guard) · mi kaimatira (guard) · nv haʼasídí (guard) · scn vardia (guard) · cs strážný (guard) · ca sentinella (guard) · gl sentinela (guard) · sh стра̑жа (guard) · be вартавы́ (guard) · hi प्रहरी (guard) · pon kaiko (guard) · pt sentinela (guard) · it sentinella (guard) · cy gwarchodwr (guard) · be карау́льны (guard) · uk вартови́к (guard) · uk страж (guard) · scn guardia (guard) · de Schildwache (guard) · it guardia (guard) · ro santinelă (guard) · be страж (guard) · ru дежу́рный (guard) · rup cãrãuli (guard) · ro străjer (guard) · bg карау́л (guard) · ru карау́льный (guard) · sh дежурни (guard) · sh стра̀жа̄р (guard) · grc φρουρός (guard) · el σκοπός (guard) · rup viglã (guard) · de Wache (guard) · fi vartija (guard) · ota نوبت (guard) · sh stràžār (guard) · sh strȃža (guard) · ru часово́й (guard) · cmn 步哨 (guard) · mk стра́жар (guard) · be вартаўні́к (guard) · az qarovulçu (guard) · cs stráž (guard) · bg стра́жа (guard) · fr tourelle (watchtower) · uk карау́льний (guard) · mk набљудува́чница (watchtower) · got 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰 (guard) · ro strajă (guard) · sv vaktpost (guard) · ro caraulă (guard) · cs hlídka (guard) · ko 초병 (guard) · uk вартови́й (guard) · de Wachturm (watchtower) · mk стража́рница (watchtower) · cmn 哨兵 (guard) · da vagtpost (guard) · el φρουρός (guard) · uk стра́жа (guard) · bg часови́ (guard) · mi kaimataara (guard) · ja 歩哨 (guard) · da skildvagt (guard) · fr sentinelle (guard) · tr nöbetçi (guard) · mk ка́раул (guard) · fa-ira یَزَک (guard) · az keşikçi (guard) · mk стра́жа (guard) · pl strażnik (guard) · fi vartiomies (guard) · tr gözcü (guard) · de Wachposten (guard) · sh dežurni (guard)