sentry. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

sentry

SYLLABICATION:	sen·try
PRONUNCIATION:	sntr
NOUN:	Inflected forms: pl. sen·tries 1. A guard, especially a soldier posted at a given spot to prevent the passage of unauthorized persons. 2. The duty of a sentry; watch.
ETYMOLOGY:	Perhaps alteration of obsolete sentrinel, variant of sentinel.


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