Sentry

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A guard, especially a soldier posted at a given spot to prevent the passage of unauthorized persons.
  • n. The duty of a sentry; watch.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.
  • n. Sentry duty; time spent being a sentry.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A soldier placed on guard; a sentinel.
  • n. Guard; watch, as by a sentinel.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A place of watch; a watch-tower.
  • n. Watch; guard: same as sentinel, 1.
  • n. One stationed as a guard: same as sentinel, 2.
  • Acting as a sentry; watching.
  • n. Same as centry, center.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
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    sentinel    guard   
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    sentinel    policeman    guard    picket    patrol    scout    watchman    constable    trooper    warder