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Outguard vs Outsentry - What's the difference?

outguard | outsentry | Synonyms |

Outsentry is a synonym of outguard.



In military terms the difference between outguard and outsentry

is that outguard is a guard or small body of troops at a distance from the main body of an army, to watch for the approach of an enemy while outsentry is a sentry who guards the entrance or approach to a place.

outguard

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (military) A guard or small body of troops at a distance from the main body of an army, to watch for the approach of an enemy.
  • (by extension) Anything for defense placed at a distance from the thing to be defended.
    • (Webster 1913)

    outsentry

    English

    Noun

    (outsentries)
  • (military) A sentry who guards the entrance or approach to a place.

    • Synonyms

    * outguard (Webster 1913)