Lexic.us

Definition of Sentinel

1. Noun. A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event.

Definition of Sentinel

1. n. One who watches or guards; specifically (Mil.), a soldier set to guard an army, camp, or other place, from surprise, to observe the approach of danger, and give notice of it; a sentry.

2. v. t. To watch over like a sentinel.

Definition of Sentinel

1. Noun. A sentry or guard. ¹

2. Noun. (computer science) a unique string of characters recognised by a computer program for processing in a special way; a keyword. ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To watch over as a guard. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To post as guard. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To post a guard for. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Sentinel

1. to stand guard [v -NELED, -NELING, -NELS or -NELLED, -NELLING, -NELS]

Medical Definition of Sentinel

1. 1. One who watches or guards; specifically, a soldier set to guard an army, camp, or other place, from surprise, to observe the approach of danger, and give notice of it; a sentry. "The sentinels who paced the ramparts." (Macaulay) 2. Watch; guard. "That princes do keep due sentinel." 3. A marine crab (Podophthalmus vigil) native of the Indian Ocean, remarkable for the great length of its eyestalks. Synonym: sentinel crab. Origin: F. Sentinelle (cf. It. Sentinella); probably originally, a litle path, the sentinel's beat, and a dim. Of a word meaning, path; cf. F. Sente path. L. Semita; and OF. Sentine, sentele, senteret, diminutive words. Cf. Sentry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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