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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An outlook or station near a village which serves as an armory and as a signal-station. Two bantays keep watch in the bantayan and give the alarm in case of danger. The bantays are inhabitants of the village.
Examples
“Acacia halaman ay maaaring lumitaw infested na may ants na magtayo nests sa kanila at maubos ang kanilang mga berries, ngunit ang mga halaman ay talagang pagmamanipula ng ants chemically upang bantayan ang planta.”
“There yet remained a few telegraph poles to be passed before reaching the bantayan, or little watch-house, at the entrance to the town.”
“Di lang naman dapat opamp ang bantayan, tamang mga diode at transitor at schem”
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“Matud ni Rojo nga ang mga polis mag-roving sa tibuok bus terminal aron bantayan ug pugngan ang krimen nga mahitabo.”
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“Diçen que a mas de dos mill años qe fue que porque le quebraron vn barangay en languiguey donde el era natural ques En la ysla de bantayan qe si tenian los qe defienden, de Aquellos qe le quebraron el barangay si qdo mueren dexan diez esclauos le dauan dos y Al Respeto toda la demas haçienda, y esta manera de esclauonia. quedo yntroduçida en todos los yndios de las playas y no los tinguianes”
“_ysla de bantayan_ A la vanda del norte de a ysla de çubu apartada della como dos leguas esta la ysla de bantayan que terna oçho leguas de box y dos de ançho tiene çerca de mil yndios y son de vn encomendero”
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