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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsɛntɹi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-sentry.wav Forms: sentries [plural], centry [alternative], sentrie [alternative], sentery [alternative]
enPR: sĕnʹtrē Rhymes: -ɛntɹi 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”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fro|senteret||a path}} Old French senteret (“a path”), {{der|en|ML.|-}} Medieval Latin Head templates: {{en-noun}} sentry (plural sentries)
  1. A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base. Translations (guard): viglã [feminine] (Aromanian), cãrãuli [feminine] (Aromanian), qarovulçu (Azerbaijani), keşikçi (Azerbaijani), стража (straža) (Bulgarian), часови (časovi) [masculine] (Bulgarian), караул (karaul) [masculine] (Bulgarian), sentinella [masculine] (Catalan), 哨兵 (shàobīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 步哨 (bùshào) (Chinese Mandarin), strážný [masculine] (Czech), hlídka [feminine] (Czech), stráž [feminine] (Czech), schildwacht (Dutch), vartija (Finnish), vartiomies (Finnish), sentinelle [feminine] (French), sentinela (Galician), Wache [feminine] (German), Wachposten [masculine] (German), Schildwache [feminine] (German), 𐍅𐌰𐍂𐌳𐌾𐌰 (wardja) [masculine] (Gothic), σκοπός (skopós) (Greek), सन्तरी (santarī) (Hindi), sentinella [feminine] (Italian), guardia [feminine] (Italian), 歩哨 (hoshō) (alt: ほしょう) (Japanese), 초병 (chobyeong) (alt: 哨兵) (Korean), стра́жар (strážar) [masculine] (Macedonian), стра́жа (stráža) [feminine] (Macedonian), ка́раул (káraul) [archaic] (Macedonian), kaimataara (Maori), matira (Maori), kaimatira (Maori), haʼasídí (Navajo), نوبت (nevbet, nöbet) (Ottoman Turkish), یزک (yazak) (Persian), strażnik [masculine] (Polish), sentinela (Portuguese), strajă [feminine] (Romanian), străjer (Romanian), santinelă [feminine] (Romanian), caraulă [feminine] (Romanian), часово́й (časovój) [masculine] (Russian), карау́льный (karaúlʹnyj) [masculine] (Russian), дежу́рный (dežúrnyj) [masculine] (Russian), страж (straž) [masculine] (Russian), стра̀жа̄р [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), стра̑жа [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), дежурни [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), stràžār [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), strȃža [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), dežurni [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), centinela [masculine] (Spanish), vaktpost [common-gender] (Swedish), nöbetçi (Turkish), gözcü (Turkish), gwarchodwr [masculine] (Welsh)
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  2. (uncountable) Sentry duty; time spent being a sentry. Tags: uncountable
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  3. (nautical) A form of drag to be towed underwater, which on striking bottom is upset and rises to the surface. Synonyms (nautical drag): kite
    Sense id: en-sentry-en-noun-yeYFSP8A Categories (other): Nautical Topics: nautical, transport Disambiguation of 'nautical drag': 8 0 92 0 0
  4. A watchtower. Translations (watchtower): tourelle [feminine] (French), Wachturm [masculine] (German), стража́рница (stražárnica) [feminine] (Macedonian), кара́ула (karáula) [feminine] (Macedonian), набљудува́чница (nabljuduváčnica) [feminine] (Macedonian)
    Sense id: en-sentry-en-noun-OAZSfNZQ Disambiguation of 'watchtower': 0 0 0 100 0
  5. An animal like a marmot tasked with alerting the pack to danger.
    Sense id: en-sentry-en-noun-LUCBghPH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: sentry-box, sentry-go, sentry post, stand sentry Related terms: sentinel
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0 0 0

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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "strażnik"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "guard",
      "word": "sentinela"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "strajă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "guard",
      "word": "străjer"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "santinelă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "caraulă"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "časovój",
      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "часово́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "karaúlʹnyj",
      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "карау́льный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "dežúrnyj",
      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дежу́рный"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "straž",
      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "страж"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "стра̀жа̄р"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "стра̑жа"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "дежурни"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "stràžār"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "strȃža"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dežurni"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "centinela"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "vaktpost"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "guard",
      "word": "nöbetçi"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "guard",
      "word": "gözcü"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "guard",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "gwarchodwr"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "watchtower",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "tourelle"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "watchtower",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Wachturm"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "stražárnica",
      "sense": "watchtower",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "стража́рница"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "karáula",
      "sense": "watchtower",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "кара́ула"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "nabljuduváčnica",
      "sense": "watchtower",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "набљудува́чница"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sentry"
  ],
  "word": "sentry"
}

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