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English

sentries

noun

Meaning

  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.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data