Meanings
plural sentries · alternative obsolete centry · alternative obsolete sentri · alternative obsolete sentery
- uncountableSentry duty; time spent being a sentry.
- nauticalA form of drag to be towed underwater, which on striking bottom is upset and rises to the surface.
Synonyms: kite
- A watchtower.
- An animal like a marmot tasked with alerting the pack to danger.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA form of drag to be towed underwater, which on striking bottom is upset and rises to the surface.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Frenchsenteret“a path”
- Englishsentry
From earlier sentrie, sentery, of uncertain origin. Perhaps an alteration of sentinel or sanctuary; or perhaps from Old French senteret (“a path”), diminutive of sentier, from Medieval Latin semitarius (“a path”).
More words from Old French
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek σκοπός, φρουρός
- σκοπός (skopós)guard
- φρουρός (phrourós)guard
Bulgarian стра́жа, часови́
- стра́жа (stráža)guard
- часови́ (časoví)guard
- карау́л (karaúl)guard
Catalan sentinella
- sentinellaguard
Chinese Mandarin 哨兵, 步哨
- 哨兵 (shàobīng)guard
- 步哨 (bùshào)guard
Czech strážný, hlídka
- strážnýguard
- hlídkaguard
- strážguard
Danish vagtpost, skildvagt
- vagtpostguard
- skildvagtguard
Dutch schildwacht
- schildwachtguard
Finnish vartija, vartiomies
- vartijaguard
- vartiomiesguard
French sentinelle, tourelle
- sentinelleguard
- tourellewatchtower
German Wache, Wachposten
- Wacheguard
- Wachpostenguard
- Schildwacheguard
- Wachturmwatchtower
Greek σκοπός, φρουρός
- σκοπός (skopós)guard
- φρουρός (frourós)guard
Hindi प्रहरी
- प्रहरी (prahrī)guard
Italian sentinella, guardia
- sentinellaguard
- guardiaguard
Japanese 歩哨
- 歩哨 (hoshō)guard
Korean 초병
- 초병 (chobyeong)guard
Māori kaimataara, matira
- kaimataaraguard
- matiraguard
- kaimatiraguard
Polish strażnik
- strażnikguard
Portuguese sentinela
- sentinelaguard
Romanian strajă, străjer
- strajăguard
- străjerguard
- santinelăguard
- caraulăguard
Russian часово́й, карау́льный
- часово́й (časovój)guard
- карау́льный (karaúlʹnyj)guard
- дежу́рный (dežúrnyj)guard
- страж (straž)guard
Swedish vaktpost
- vaktpostguard
Turkish nöbetçi, gözcü
- nöbetçiguard
- gözcüguard
Ukrainian вартови́й, карау́льний
- вартови́й (vartovýj)guard
- карау́льний (karaúlʹnyj)guard
- вартови́к (vartovýk)guard
- страж (straž)guard
- стра́жа (stráža)guard
Welsh gwarchodwr
- gwarchodwrguard
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with sentry
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Cite this entry
sentry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sentry
“sentry.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sentry. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sentry,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sentry.
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