SENTRY


Meaning of SENTRY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsen-trē ]

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)

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