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Meaning of Sentry | Babel Free

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.

Equivalents

العربية الحارس رقيب
Azərbaycanca keşikçi qarovulçu
Bosanski stražar стража стражар
Català sentinella
Čeština hlídka stráž strážný
Cymraeg gwarchodwr
Deutsch Schildwache Wache Wachposten Wachturm
Ελληνικά σκοπός φρουρός
Español torreón
Suomi vahti vartija vartiomies
Français sentinelle tourelle
Galego sentinela
हिन्दी पहरी प्रहरी संतरी
Hrvatski stražar стража стражар
Italiano guardia sentinella
日本語 歩哨 番兵
한국어 경비병 보초 위병 초병
Te Reo Māori matira
Македонски караул караула набљудувачница стража стражар стражарница
Nederlands schildwacht
Polski posterunek strażnik wachtarz warta wartownik
Português sentinela
Română caraulă santinelă strajă străjer
Русский дежурный караульный страж часовой
Српски stražar стража стражар
ไทย กลาบาต ยาม
Türkçe gözcü nöbetçi
Українська варта вартови́й вартовий страж

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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