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Sentry — may refer to:*A sentry is a guard at a gate or other point of passage. See General Orders for Sentries *Sentry (monitoring system), an automatic near Earth asteroid collision monitoring system *Sentry (comics), the codename of unrelated fictional … Wikipedia
Sentry — Sen try, n.; pl. {Sentires}. [Probably from OF. senteret a little patch; cf. F. sentier path, and OF. sente. See {Sentinel}.] 1. (Mil.) A soldier placed on guard; a sentinel. [1913 Webster] 2. Guard; watch, as by a sentinel. [1913 Webster] Here… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sentry — steht für: eine Form der Boeing 707 320, siehe Boeing E 3 eine Comicfigur des Marvel Verlages, siehe Sentry (Comic) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselben Wort bez … Deutsch Wikipedia
sentry — 1610s, originally watchtower; perhaps a shortened variant of sentinel, which had a variant form centrinel (1590s), or worn down from sanctuary, on notion of shelter for a watchman. Meaning military guard posted around a camp is first attested… … Etymology dictionary
sentry — [sen′trē] n. pl. sentries [< ? obs. centrinell, var. of SENTINEL] 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] … English World dictionary
sentry — index caretaker (one caring for property), guardian, warden Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sentry — ► NOUN (pl. sentries) ▪ a soldier stationed to keep guard or to control access to a place. ORIGIN perhaps from obsolete centrinel, from SENTINEL(Cf. ↑sentinel) … English terms dictionary
Sentry — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sentry, système automatisé de prévision de collisions des astéroïdes avec la Terre ; Sentry, nom de plusieurs personnages de comics appartenant à… … Wikipédia en Français
Sentry — Para otros usos de este término, véase Vigía. «Vigía» redirige aquí. Para la ciudad del Municipio Alberto Adriani, véase El Vigía. En este artículo se detectó el siguiente problema: Carece de fuentes … Wikipedia Español
sentry — n. 1) to post a sentry 2) to relieve a sentry * * * [ sentrɪ] to post a sentry to relieve a sentry … Combinatory dictionary
sentry — n. (pl. ies) a soldier etc. stationed to keep guard. Phrases and idioms: sentry box a wooden cabin intended to shelter a standing sentry. sentry go the duty of pacing up and down as a sentry. Etymology: perh. f. obs. centrinel, var. of SENTINEL … Useful english dictionary
