Definition
A soldier or guard who stands watch and protects a place or entrance, watching for danger or unauthorized people.
Etymology
From Middle English 'sentrie,' possibly from French 'sentinelle' or from Latin 'sentire' (to perceive or feel). The word's origin is debated, but it relates to the idea of watching and sensing danger.
Kelly Says
A sentry's job is to 'sense' danger—and the word might come from Latin 'sentire' meaning 'to perceive'—so a sentry is literally someone trained to feel and sense what's happening around them, standing alert for threats!
Translations
BGБългарски
стража
stra-zha
CACatalà
centinella
sen-ti-NEL-la
ELΕλληνικά
φρουρός
fru-ROS
ESEspañol
centinela
sen-ti-NE-la
EUEuskara
zaintzaile
zain-tzai-le
FISuomi
vartiomies
var-ti-o-mi-es
FRFrançais
sentinelle
san-ti-NEL
GLGalego
centinela
sen-ti-NE-la
HIहिन्दी
पहरेदार
pah-re-dar
HRHrvatski
stražar
stra-zhar
IDBahasa Indonesia
penjaga
pen-ja-ga
ITItaliano
sentinella
sen-ti-NEL-la
LTLietuvių
sargyba
sar-gy-ba
MSBahasa Melayu
pengawal
peng-a-wal
PTPortuguês
sentinela
sen-ti-NE-la
RORomână
sentină
sen-TI-na
RUРусский
часовой
cha-so-voy
SKSlovenčina
stráž
straazh
SLSlovenščina
straža
stra-zha
SRСрпски
стражар
stra-zhar
SWKiswahili
mlinzi
m-lin-zi
TAதமிழ்
காவலர்
kaa-va-la-r
TRTürkçe
nöbetçi
nur-bet-chi
UKУкраїнська
варта
var-ta
VITiếng Việt
lính gác
linh gac