Dictionary of problem words and expressions. Harry Shaw. 1975.
sentinel — I sentinel, sentry (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. watchman, guard, lookout, picket. See defense. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. lookout, sentry, watchman; see guard . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. sentry, guard, watch, lookout, picket,… … English dictionary for students
sentry — I sentinel, sentry (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. watchman, guard, lookout, picket. See defense. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. sentinel, watch, protector; see guard . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. see sentinel IV (Roget s Thesaurus II) … English dictionary for students
sentry — See sentinel, sentry … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
sentinel — See sentinel, sentry … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
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 box — 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] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sentinel — Sen ti*nel, n. [F. sentinelle (cf. It. sentinella); probably originally, a litle path, the sentinel s beat,, and a dim. of a word meaning, path; cf. F. sente path. L. semita; and OF. sentine, sentele, senteret, diminutive words. Cf. {Sentry}.] 1 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sentinel crab — Sentinel Sen ti*nel, n. [F. sentinelle (cf. It. sentinella); probably originally, a litle path, the sentinel s beat,, and a dim. of a word meaning, path; cf. F. sente path. L. semita; and OF. sentine, sentele, senteret, diminutive words. Cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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′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
