sentry

Examples

• All

• This sentry was one of Reilly's creations at LETAC.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The soldiers relied on the automated sentry drones to monitor the perimeter for any intruders.

• This is a map of the sentry gun locations.

  It Came from the Desert (2018)

• But there are automated sentry guns all over the site.

  It Came from the Desert (2018)

• Captain, I was forced to destroy two sentry robots.

  The Black Hole (1979)

• Double our sentries on the perimeter walls.

  Dracula Untold (2014)

• The WCAM sentry warns of an accident up ahead.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Only to be stopped by a remote-controlled, box-shaped robotic sentry, which is identical to one you have seen before.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The room was guarded by an alien K-9-3 sentry drone; it looked like a Rubik's cube with different hues of metallic pastels.

  Blog text (12)

• At night, the sentry turret activated automatically to ensure the safety of the base.

Synonyms

S

spy satellite

vssentry

• Specialized

11 4.4

A satellite that watches Earth to gather information for military or government use

is positioned at a perimeter to detect threats and defend nearby

Antonyms

I

intruder

240 3.9

A person who enters a place without permission to steal or harm people

Compounds

S

sentry duty

• Jargon

3 5.8

Standing guard at a place to watch for danger, usually in the military

S

sentry box

1 5.0

A small shelter with an open front where a guard stands

S

sentry go

• Archaic

9.7

A time when a soldier stands guard to watch a place

Surface Forms

Etymology