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sentry

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noun/ˈsɛn.tɹi/[ˈsɛn.tɹ̝̊ɪi̯] ~ [ˈsɛn.t̠ɹ̠̊˔ɪi̯]/ˈsɪn.tɹi/
  1. 1

    A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.

    • Additional sentries are keeping watch for any signs of an ambush.
  2. 2

    Sentry duty; time spent being a sentry.uncountable

  3. 3

    A form of drag to be towed underwater, which on striking bottom is upset and rises to the surface.

  4. 4

    A watchtower.

  5. 5

    An animal like a marmot tasked with alerting the pack to danger.

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