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garitta

sentry box

noun gah-REET-tah Rare
People & Society Military

Usage Note

Garitta is the small wooden or stone booth where a sentinella stands guard. It is strictly a military or architectural term and is rarely used outside those contexts. The word entered Italian from French guérite.

Examples

"La garitta era vuota all'alba."

Natural Translation

The sentry box was empty at dawn.

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