English Explanatory Dictionary

sentry

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.
  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.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛn.tɹi/ [ˈsɛn.tɹ̝̊ɪi̯] ~ [ˈsɛn.t̠ɹ̠̊˔ɪi̯] LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-sentry.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sentry.wav /ˈsɪn.tɹi/ [ˈsɪ̟n.tɹ̝̊ɪi̯] ~ [ˈsɪ̟n.t̠ɹ̠̊˔ɪi̯]

Word forms

sentry sentries centry sentri sentery

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”).

Synonyms

kite

Related words

sentinel

Derived words

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