sentry-box
Soldier's standing booth
A sentry-box is a small shelter, typically just large enough for one person to stand in, where a guard or watchman is stationed.
These narrow, roofed structures—often wooden or stone—are placed at entrances to military installations, palaces, or other guarded locations, providing the sentry minimal protection from weather while on duty.
Temporary enclosed compartment
- kioskStandalone public booth
- guardhouseSentry post structure
- shelterProtected place or structure
- hutSmall crude dwelling
cabin · gatehouse · checkpoint · watchtower · enclosure · cubicle · outpost · pillbox
Watcher or vista point
- watchtowerElevated structure for surveillance
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- scanningSystematic visual examination
overwatch · binoculars · periscope · telescope · viewpoint · vantage-point · reconnaissance · sightline
Inspection station on route
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- turnstileRotating single-passage barrier
- entrancePoint of access
perimeter · gatekeeper · screening · inspection · badge · pass · credentials · identification
booth
Temporary enclosed compartment
- kioskStandalone public booth
- guardhouseSentry post structure
- shelterProtected place or structure
hut · cabin · gatehouse · checkpoint · watchtower · enclosure · cubicle · outpost · pillbox · turret
lookout
Watcher or vista point
- watchtowerElevated structure for surveillance
- observationAttentive watching or remark
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
scanning · overwatch · binoculars · periscope · telescope · viewpoint · vantage-point · reconnaissance · sightline · panorama
checkpoint
Inspection station on route
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- gateHinged barrier in fence
- turnstileRotating single-passage barrier
entrance · perimeter · gatekeeper · screening · inspection · badge · pass · credentials · identification · clearance
watchfulness
Careful, sustained attention
duty · patrol · readiness · awareness · caution · wariness · attention · scrutiny · circumspection · wakefulness
garrison
Stationed military force
- barracksSoldiers' residential building
- regimentColonel-led military unit
- patrolRegular surveillance route
infantry · fortification · battalion · platoon · drill · parade · uniform · reveille · saber · musket
sentry-boxbarracks
Soldiers' residential building
garrison · military base · fortress · fort · cantonment
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