sentry — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

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

   Beispiele

   Additional sentries are keeping watch for any signs of an ambush.

2. Sentry duty; time spent being a sentry.

   Gebrauch

   • nicht zählbar

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.

Substantiv

1. a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event

   Synonyme

   lookoutsentinelwatchspotterscoutpicket

   Oberbegriffe

   watchersecurity guard