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to be on sentry duty

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  • sentry duty — noun the duty of serving as a sentry he was on guard that night • Syn: ↑guard duty, ↑guard, ↑sentry go • Derivationally related forms: ↑guard (for: ↑guard) …   Useful english dictionary

  • perform sentry duty — index patrol Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • sentry go — noun the duty of serving as a sentry he was on guard that night • Syn: ↑guard duty, ↑guard, ↑sentry duty • Derivationally related forms: ↑guard (for: ↑guard) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sentry gun — The sentry gun is a gun that is automatically aimed and fired at targets that are detected by sensors. The earliest functioning sentry gun was the Phalanx CIWS, a radar guided gatling gun platform that defends ships from missiles. In 2006,… …   Wikipedia

  • duty assignment — noun a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces) hazardous duty • Syn: ↑assignment • Derivationally related forms: ↑assign (for: ↑assignment) • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • sentry — [[t]se̱ntri[/t]] sentries N COUNT A sentry is a soldier who guards a camp or a building. The sentry would not let her enter... Aren t you supposed to be on sentry duty? …   English dictionary

  • sentry box — sentry boxes also sentry box N COUNT A sentry box is a narrow shelter with an open front in which a sentry can stand while on duty …   English dictionary

  • sentry box — n. a small, boxlike structure serving as a shelter for a sentry on duty during bad weather …   English World dictionary

  • duty — noun 1 sth that you have to do because it is right or expected ADJECTIVE ▪ contractual, legal, statutory (esp. BrE) ▪ Retailers have a statutory duty to provide goods suitable for their purpose. ▪ fiduciary ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • sentry — n. (pl. ies) a soldier etc. stationed to keep guard. Phrases and idioms: sentry box a wooden cabin intended to shelter a standing sentry. sentry go the duty of pacing up and down as a sentry. Etymology: perh. f. obs. centrinel, var. of SENTINEL …   Useful english dictionary

  • duty — du|ty [ duti ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a legal or moral obligation: He has a duty under the terms of his contract to pay rent. be someone s duty to do something: It is your duty as a parent to protect your children. owe/have a duty to… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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