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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
sentinel \sen"tinel\, n. 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.
1. 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.
1913 webster
the sentinels who paced the ramparts. --macaulay.
1913 webster
2. watch; guard. obs. "that princes do keep due sentinel."
--bacon.
1913 webster
3. zool. a marine crab podophthalmus vigil native of
the indian ocean, remarkable for the great length of its
eyestalks; -- called also sentinel crab.
1913 webster
see also:
sentry podophthalmus vigil sentinel crab
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Sentinel, definition of term: Sentinel
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