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sentry

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Scrabble points
9
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9
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈsɛn.tɹi/
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/ˈsɛn.tɹi/ · [ˈsɛn.tɹ̝̊ɪi̯] ~ [ˈsɛn.t̠ɹ̠̊˔ɪi̯] · /ˈsɪn.tɹi/ · [ˈsɪ̟n.tɹ̝̊ɪi̯] ~ [ˈsɪ̟n.t̠ɹ̠̊˔ɪi̯]

Definition of sentry

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.
    “Additional sentries are keeping watch for any signs of an ambush.”
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noun

  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. (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.

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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”).

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