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Sentry

Noun CEFR B1
ˈsɛn.tɹi

Definitions

  1. A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.
  2. Sentry duty; time spent being a sentry.
    uncountable
  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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Examples

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

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

sentry post sentry-box sentry-go Sentul Sentz Senufo

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