sentry

Noun

Meaning

A soldier placed on guard; a sentinel.

Guard; watch, as by a sentinel.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sentinel lookout guardian scout guard warden watch protector picket custodian watchman security guard spotter lookout man observatory
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Antonyms

householder host prisoner holder attacker lag
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Hypernyms

watchman watcher security guard

Phrases with the word

perform sentry duty on

Derivatives

Sentires

Examples

The landmine is eternally prepared to take victims. In common parlance, it is the perfect soldier, the 'eternal sentry.' The war ends, the landmine goes on killing. Jody Williams

My soul, there is a country Far beyond the stars Where stands a wingèd sentry All skillful in the wars: There, above noise and danger, Sweet Peace is crowned with smiles, And One born in a manger Commands the beauteous files. Henry Vaughan

The war was about to end and yet the Japanese were obsessed with knowing exactly how many prisoners they held. Jim closed his eyes to calm his mind, but the sentry barked at him, suspecting that Jim was about to play some private game of which Sergeant Nagata would disapprove. J. G. Ballard

Being raised Catholic in a pressure-cooker household besieged by alcohol and bill collectors enforced and heightened a sense of sentry duty in me, the oldest of five children and the one most responsible for keeping everything from capsizing. Wild indulgence was for other people, the non-worriers. James Wolcott

Landscape is more than flat land covered by floodwater, the seeping of peat bogs, a river of liquid pewter viewed from a sentry tower. It's an influence on what a person values, what she is willing to sacrifice or argue for. Susan Vreeland

AP officers arrived as the guards were taking him into their sentry post at the gate. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sentox gas sentox nerve gas sentried sentry duty sentry go sentry post