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    sentinel
    /ˈsɛntɪnl/

    noun

    • 1. a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch: "soldiers stood sentinel with their muskets"
    • 2. an indicator of the presence of disease: "a sentinel surveillance programme for influenza"

    verb

    • 1. station a soldier or guard by (a place) to keep watch: "a wide course had been roped off and sentinelled with police"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishSENTINEL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Sentinel is a noun that means a person employed to guard something, or a newspaper name. Learn more about its usage, synonyms, and related words from Cambridge Dictionary.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › sentinelSentinel Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    A sentinel is a person or thing that watches over or guards something. Learn the synonyms, examples, history, and medical usage of the word sentinel from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › sentinelSENTINEL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Sentinel definition: a person or thing that watches or stands as if watching. See examples of SENTINEL used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSENTINEL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A sentinel is a person or animal that watches or stands as if watching, or a symbol that marks the beginning or end of a unit of information. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms of sentinel from Collins English Dictionary.

  6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › sentinelSentinel - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A sentinel is a guard, a lookout, a person keeping watch. It's often a soldier, but not always. If you're watching a pot, waiting for it to boil, you're standing sentinel over it — and incidentally, it won't boil until you leave.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › sentinelSentinel - definition of sentinel by The Free Dictionary

    A sentinel is a person or thing that stands watch or guards something. Find out the origin, usage, and translations of the word sentinel in different languages and contexts.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › sentinel_nsentinel, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    A sentinel is a person or thing that keeps guard like a military sentinel, or a watchman. The word comes from French sentinelle, which means a watchman or a watch. See examples, pronunciation and related words.

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