sentry
11sentry — n. (pl. ies) a soldier etc. stationed to keep guard. Phrases and idioms: sentry box a wooden cabin intended to shelter a standing sentry. sentry go the duty of pacing up and down as a sentry. Etymology: perh. f. obs. centrinel, var. of SENTINEL …
12sentry go — noun the duty of serving as a sentry he was on guard that night • Syn: ↑guard duty, ↑guard, ↑sentry duty • Derivationally related forms: ↑guard (for: ↑guard) …
13sentry — [[t]se̱ntri[/t]] sentries N COUNT A sentry is a soldier who guards a camp or a building. The sentry would not let her enter... Aren t you supposed to be on sentry duty? …
14sentry — [17] Sentry is probably short for the now obsolete centrinell ‘sentry’. This first appeared in the 16th century as a variant of sentinel [16], which came via French sentinelle from Italian sentinella. It is not altogether clear where the Italian… …
15sentry — UK [ˈsentrɪ] / US noun [countable] Word forms sentry : singular sentry plural sentries a soldier who stands at the entrance to a place and guards it …
16sentry — [17] Sentry is probably short for the now obsolete centrinell ‘sentry’. This first appeared in the 16th century as a variant of sentinel [16], which came via French sentinelle from Italian sentinella. It is not altogether clear where the Italian… …
17sentry-go — senˈtry go noun 1. A sentry s patrol or duty 2. A watchtower (obsolete) • • • Main Entry: ↑sentry …
18sentry — Kite Kite (k[imac]t), n. [OE. kyte, AS. c[=y]ta; cf. W. cud, cut.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any raptorial bird of the subfamily {Milvin[ae]}, of which many species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked… …
19sentry — noun (plural sentries) Etymology: perhaps from obsolete sentry sanctuary, watchtower Date: 1608 guard, watch; especially a soldier standing guard at a point of passage (as a gate) …
20sentry — See sentinel, sentry …
