sentry
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- //ˈsɛn.tɹi//
- /[ˈsɛn.tɹ̝̊ɪi̯] ~ [ˈsɛn.t̠ɹ̠̊˔ɪi̯]/
- //ˈsɪn.tɹi//
- /[ˈsɪ̟n.tɹ̝̊ɪi̯] ~ [ˈsɪ̟n.t̠ɹ̠̊˔ɪi̯]/
A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.
sostantivo
- 1
A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.
Additional sentries are keeping watch for any signs of an ambush.
- 2
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.
Etimologia
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”).
Forme
- plurale
- sentries
sentencing · Relating to a judicial sentence.sentiment · A general thought, feeling, or sense.sentimental · Characterized by sentiment, sentimentality or excess emotion;…
sentry · A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.
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