Definition

1. Noun:
   • The duty of serving as a sentry: The specific period or task of keeping watch as a guard.

Usage

• The term "sentry go" is a fixed noun phrase, primarily used in military or formal guard contexts. It refers to the act or period of performing sentry duty. It is often used in the phrase "to be on sentry go" or "to stand sentry go."

Examples

• Noun:
  • The soldier was assigned sentry go from midnight until dawn.
  • During his sentry go, he must remain alert and report any movement.

Advanced Usage

• "to be on sentry go": To be actively performing the duty of a sentry.
  • Private Jones is on sentry go at the main gate until 0600 hours.

Variants and Related Words

• Sentry (n): A soldier stationed to keep guard or to control access to a place.
  • The sentry challenged everyone approaching the checkpoint.
• Sentry duty (n): A more common synonym for "sentry go," meaning the task of acting as a sentry.
  • He pulled sentry duty last night.

Synonyms

• Guard duty: The task of serving as a guard.
• Watch: A period of time during which a person or group is stationed to look out for danger.

Related Phrases

• To stand guard: To take up a position as a guard.
  • Two soldiers stand guard at the entrance.
• To be on watch: To be serving a period of duty as a lookout.
  • The sailor was on watch on the bridge.

Noun

1. the duty of serving as a sentry
   • he was on guard that night