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sentry definition

sen·try (sen′trē)

noun pl. sentries -·tries

  1. a sentinel; esp., any of the men of a military guard posted to guard against, and warn of, danger
  2. Now Rare guard or watch to keep sentry

Etymology: < ? obs. centrinell, var. of sentinel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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