sentinel
[ sen-tn-l ]
/ ˈsɛn tn l /
noun
a person or thing that watches or stands as if watching.
a soldier stationed as a guard to challenge all comers and prevent a surprise attack: to stand sentinel.
Digital Technology.
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verb (used with object), sen·ti·neled, sen·ti·nel·ing or (especially British) sen·ti·nelled, sen·ti·nel·ling.
to watch over or guard as a sentinel.
Origin of sentinel
1570–80; < Middle French
sentinelle < Italian
sentinella, derivative of Old Italian
sentina vigilance (Latin
sent(īre) to observe) +
-īna
-ine2)
SYNONYMS FOR sentinel
OTHER WORDS FROM sentinel
sen·ti·nel·like, adjective sen·ti·nel·ship, noun un·sen·ti·neled, adjective un·sen·ti·nelled, adjectiveWords nearby sentinel
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British Dictionary definitions for sentinel
sentinel
/ (ˈsɛntɪnəl) /
noun
a person, such as a sentry, assigned to keep guard
computing
a character used to indicate the beginning or end of a particular block of information
verb -nels, -nelling or -nelled (tr)
to guard as a sentinel
to post as a sentinel
to provide with a sentinel
Word Origin for sentinel
C16: from Old French
sentinelle, from Old Italian
sentinella, from
sentina watchfulness, from
sentire to notice, from Latin