sentinel

sen·ti·nel

 (sĕn′tə-nəl)

n.

One that keeps guard; a sentry.

tr.v. sen·ti·neled, sen·ti·nel·ing, sen·ti·nels or sen·ti·nelled or sen·ti·nel·ling

1. To watch over as a guard.

2. To provide with a guard.

3. To post as a guard.

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[French sentinelle, from Italian sentinella, probably from Old Italian sentina, vigilance, from sentire, to watch, from Latin sentīre, to feel; see sent- in Indo-European roots.]

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sentinel

(ˈsɛntɪnəl)

n

1. a person, such as a sentry, assigned to keep guard

2. (Computer Science) computing a character used to indicate the beginning or end of a particular block of information

vb (tr) , -nels, -nelling or -nelled

3. to guard as a sentinel

4. to post as a sentinel

5. to provide with a sentinel

[C16: from Old French sentinelle, from Old Italian sentinella, from sentina watchfulness, from sentire to notice, from Latin]

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sen•ti•nel

(ˈsɛn tn l, -tə nl)

n., v. -neled, -nel•ing (esp. Brit.) -nelled, -nel•ling. n.

1. a person or thing that stands watch; sentry.

v.t.

2. to watch over as a sentinel.

[1570–80; < Middle French sentinelle < Italian sentinella, derivative of early Italian sentina vigilance]

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sentinel

Past participle: sentinelled
Gerund: sentinelling

Imperative

sentinel

sentinel

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sentinel - a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event lookout, lookout man, picket, scout, sentry, spotter, watch security guard, watchman, watcher - a guard who keeps watch

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sentinel

noun guard, watch, lookout, sentry, picket, watchman a watchful sentinel

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sentinel

noun

A person or special body of persons assigned to provide protection or keep watch over, for example:

guard, lookout, picket, protector, sentry, ward, watch.

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Translations

خَفير، حارِس

stráž

vagtpost

Wachposten

sentinelle

varîmaîur

sentinella

sargs

skiltvakt

gözcünöbetçi

哨兵

sentinel

[ˈsentɪnl] N → centinela mf

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sentinel

n

→ Wache f; to stand sentinel over something (liter) → über etw (acc) → wachen or Wacht halten

(Comput) → Hinweissymbol nt

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sentinel

[ˈsɛntɪnl] n (old) → sentinella

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sentinel

(ˈsentinl) noun

a sentry. skildwag خَفير، حارِس караул sentinela stráž der Wachposten vagtpost φρουρόςcentinela valvur, tunnimees نگهبان vartiomies sentinelleזקיף, שומר प्रहरी straža őrszem penjaga varðmaður sentinella 歩哨 보초, 감시인 sargybinis sargs pengawal schildwachtskiltvaktwartownik پيره دار، څوكى دار، څارو sentinela santinelă часовой stráž straža straža vaktpost คนเฝ้ายาม gözcü, nöbetçi 哨兵 вартовий پہرہ دار sự canh gác 哨兵

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sentinel

adj (node, event, etc.) centinela

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