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Sentries
A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.
📖 Definitions of "Sentries"
noun
- 1
A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.
- 2
Sentry duty; time spent being a sentry.
- 3
A form of drag to be towed underwater, which on striking bottom is upset and rises to the surface.
- 4
A watchtower.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sentries"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| bodyguards | a British television crime drama/action series, broadcast on ITV, that focuses on the cases of a specialized bodyguard unit, the Close Protection Group, in service of the British government. |
| gatekeepersnoun | A person or group who controls access to something or somebody. |
| guardiansnoun | a fantasy-themed collectible card game published by Friedlander Publishing Group in 1995. |
| guardsnoun | (Ireland) The Gardaí; the police force. |
| mindersnoun | One who minds, tends, or watches something such as a child, a machine, or cattle; a keeper. |
| sentinelsnoun | A sentry, watch, or guard. |
| vigilantesnoun | A person who acts outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc. |
| wardersnoun | A guard, especially in a prison. |
| sentinelnoun | A sentry, watch, or guard. |
| sentry box | A sentry box is a small shelter with an open front in which a sentry or person on guard duty may stand to be sheltered from the weather. |
| sentry dutynoun | the duty of serving as a sentry |
| guardsmennoun | A person, especially a soldier, who is on guard. |
| guardsmannoun | A person, especially a soldier, who is on guard. |
| soldiersnoun | A soldier is a thin strip of toasted bread, reminiscent of a soldier on parade. |
| sentencernoun | One who sentences. |
| bastionsnoun | a South Korean animated television series airing on SBS TV. |
| outpostnoun | An outlying settlement. |
| wardsnoun | Protection, defence. |
| turretsnoun | (military) An armoured, rotating gun installation on a fort, ship, aircraft, or armoured fighting vehicle. |
| sendeenoun | A person to whom something is sent |
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