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PRONUNCIATION OF SENTRY BOX

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SENTRY BOX

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sentry box is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SENTRY BOX MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sentry box

A sentry box is a small shelter with an open front in which a sentry or person on guard duty may stand to be sheltered from the weather. Many boxes are decorated in national colours.

Definition of sentry box in the English dictionary

The definition of sentry box in the dictionary is a small shelter with an open front in which a sentry may stand to be sheltered from the weather.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SENTRY BOX

sentimental
sentimental value
sentimentalisation
sentimentalise
sentimentalism
sentimentalist
sentimentalities
sentimentality
sentimentalization
sentimentalize
sentimentally
sentiments
sentimo
sentinel
sentinel animal
sentinelled
sentinelling
sentries
sentry
sentry duty

WORDS THAT END LIKE SENTRY BOX

black box
collection box
commentary box
ditty box
glory box
honesty box
jewellery box
jockey box
jury box
light box
music box
offertory box
out of the box
penalty box
play box
PO box
suggestion box
the box
tool box
vanity box

Synonyms and antonyms of sentry box in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sentry box» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SENTRY BOX

Find out the translation of sentry box to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of sentry box from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sentry box» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

岗亭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

garita
570 millions of speakers

English

sentry box
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

संतरी बॉक्स
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خفير مربع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

будке
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

guarita
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুমটি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

guérite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kotak sentry
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schilder
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

歩哨ボックス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

원두막
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kothak sentry
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhà
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காவற்காரர் பெட்டி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संतरी बॉक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Nöbet kutusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

garitta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

pole wartownik
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

будці
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cutie pază
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φυλάκιο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wag boks
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vaktkuren
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sentry boksen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sentry box

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SENTRY BOX»

The term «sentry box» is regularly used and occupies the 93.274 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SENTRY BOX» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sentry box

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SENTRY BOX»

Discover the use of sentry box in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to sentry box and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Benjamin Franklin's Science
... contain lightning are electrified or not, I would propose an experiment to be tried where it may be done conveniently. On the top of some high tower or steeple, place a kind of sentry-box big enough to contain a man and an electrical stand.
I. Bernard Cohen, 1996
2
Insulation Coordination for Power Systems
In July 1750, he wrote to his friend Peter Collinson in London describing his proposed sentry box experiment. Collinson acted as Franklin's agent in submitting his letters for publication to the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society.
Andrew R. Hileman, 1999
3
Congressional series of United States public documents
After the shooting, I saw a man with the sentry at the sentry-box from my tent. It was long enough after that for me to make fifty steps. It took me about five minutes to go to my tent. I looked back from my tent, and saw some one besides the sentry  ...
‎1868
4
Congressional Serial Set
After the shooting, I saw a man with the sentry at the sentry-box from my tent. It was long enough after that for mo to make fifty steps. It took me about five minutes to go to my tent. I looked back from my tent, and saw some one besides the sentry  ...
‎1868
5
Trial of Henry Wirz: Letter from the Secretary of War Ad ...
After the shooting, I saw a man with the sentry at the sentry-box from my tent. It was long enough after that for me to make fifty steps. It took me about five minutes to go to my tent. I looked back from my tent, and saw some one besides the sentry  ...
Henry Wirz, 1868
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House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: ...
After the shooting, I saw a man with the sentry at the sentry-box from my tent. It was long enough after that for me to make fifty steps. It took me about five minutes to go to my tent. I looked back from my tent, and saw some one besides the sentry  ...
United States. Congress. House, 1868
7
Taking on the Burden of History
By this time, it was getting pretty crowded in my little sentry box with five of us squeezed inside. We were all standing in the elevator-sized box, getting warm, comfortable, and cozy, with the door closed. Somebody got an idea and said, “ Hey, ...
George M. Van Sant, 2008
8
Unbroken Spirit: Giving Up is Unforgivable
Gently, slowly, in their bare feet the first group of men placed a ladder on the side of the wall near the sentry box. The ladder reached up to the top of the coral block wall. Two men climbed up. The first man lay flat on the top ofthe coral blocks.
Crichlow, Henry Brent
9
The Deadliest Woman in the West: Mother Nature on the ...
Three Frenchmen, using Franklin's sentry-box design, were successful in proving that lightning was electricity about a month before Franklin flew his famous kite. Even so, Franklin is the most remembered name associated with lightning ...
Rod Beemer, 2006
10
Setting-Up a Small Observatory: From Concept to ...
The shed, also known to Mike's wife as the “sentry box” (and he admits he does sometimes stand in it), was made from three internal doors, for the front and sides . The back was made from two 4 × 2 in. planks bolted to a concrete post behind.
P. Moore, David Arditti, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SENTRY BOX»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sentry box is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Buckingham Palace guard slips in front of tourists
This is the embarrassing moment a Buckingham Palace guard slipped and fell in front of hundreds of tourists as he took up position in his sentry box. «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
2
The Boston Massacre, 245 Years Ago
As White shivered in his sentry box, a group of British soldiers and Boston townsmen crossed paths on the street in front of him. “There goes the fellow that won't ... «History, Mar 15»
3
Two Men- One From Rohnert Park - Nabbed In Connection With …
Police then received a call around 2:35 p.m. from a nearby St. Francis Drive resident who said a Sentry box, an envelope with cash and a Hewlett-Packard ... «Patch.com, Feb 15»
4
Massive hikes to property assessment prompts Calgary bar owner to …
Gordon Johansen, owner of the Sentry Box, a gaming store across the street from Clark's pub, is expecting his bill to increase by thousands per month. “My land ... «Calgary Sun, Jan 15»
5
UK pulls iconic royal guards from outside Buckingham Palace over …
The instantly recognizable Queen's Guards have been withdrawn from their sentry boxes in front of Buckingham Palace, Clarence House, St James's Palace ... «National Post, Dec 14»
6
From iconic red kiosk to Tardis-style police call box: A century of the …
It's almost 100 years since the first public phone box was opened in London and .... The club installed a number of different types, with the Hudlass sentry box ... «Daily Mail, Sep 14»
7
At Buckingham Palace, a Dancing Guard Throws Decorum to the Wind
Many British children have grown up with little dolls of them in their sentry boxes (I was one). Innumerable tourists over decades have watched them make their ... «New York Times, Sep 14»
8
The pirouetting Palace guardsman: Soldier captured on video …
The soldier muses at his sentry box. Hilarious video ... On his next turn he pretends to polish his guard box with his knuckles as walks past. The antics do not end ... «Daily Mail, Sep 14»
9
Famous AA phone box returns to Porlock Hill
The AA box on top of Porlock Hill, in a state of disrepair. ... Originally called “lighthouses of the road”, the AA sentry boxes were introduced in 1912 and were ... «Western Morning News, Jul 14»
10
Facelift for AA sentry box at centre of 1970s Thorpe Affair
For a time in the mid-1970s this Westcountry AA box was the most famous structure of its kind in the country – indeed it was later given listed building status. «Western Morning News, May 14»

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