Outpost vs Sentry - What's the difference?
outpost | sentry |
A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops.
The body of troops manning such a post.
An outlying settlement.
(chess) A square protected by a pawn that is in or near the enemy's stronghold.
A guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.
(uncountable) Sentry duty; time spent being a sentry.
As nouns the difference between outpost and sentry
is that outpost is a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops while sentry is a guard, particularly on duty at the entrance to a military base.outpost
English
Noun
(en noun)- The outpost did not have enough ammunition to resist a determined assault.
- Sgt. Smith fleeced most of the rest of the outpost of their earnings in their weekly game of craps.
- Beyond the border proper, there are three small outposts not officially under government protection.