SENTRY DUTY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sentry duty mean? 

• SENTRY DUTY (noun)
  The noun SENTRY DUTY has 1 sense:

1. the duty of serving as a sentry

  Familiarity information: SENTRY DUTY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SENTRY DUTY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The duty of serving as a sentry

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

guard; guard duty; sentry duty; sentry go

Context example:

he was on guard that night

Hypernyms ("sentry duty" is a kind of...):

assignment; duty assignment (a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces))