Associations to the word «Sentry»
Noun
- Rampart
- Musket
- Picket
- Bayonet
- Parapet
- Corporal
- Perimeter
- Outpost
- Sentinel
- Password
- Guarding
- Osborn
- Salute
- Avenger
- Vigilance
- Boeing
- Gate
- Encampment
- Watchman
- Trench
- Void
- Guard
- Archway
- Alarm
- Barricade
- Duty
- Barracks
- Hulk
- Kc
- Carbine
- Tramp
- Fairfield
- Warder
- Lookout
- Tent
- Checkpoint
- Sharpe
- Alert
- Courtyard
- Redoubt
- Hc
- Hut
- Rifle
- Box
- Guardsman
- Patrol
- Warning
- Posting
- Torino
- Tread
- Cossack
- Sniper
- Frenchmen
- Rooftop
- Moat
- Lantern
- Footstep
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
SENTRY, noun. A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.
SENTRY, noun. (uncountable) Sentry duty; time spent being a sentry.
SENTRY, noun. (nautical) A form of drag to be towed underwater, which on striking bottom is upset and rises to the surface.
SENTRY POST, noun. A location where a sentry is officially stationed.
Dictionary definition
SENTRY, noun. A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event.
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.