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sentinel

/ˈsɛntɪnəl/

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noun

A sentry, watch, or guard.

Examples :

"The security guard stood as a vigilant sentinel, watching over the entrance to the office building. "

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noun

A private soldier.

Examples :

"The sentinel stood guard outside the general's tent, ensuring no one entered without permission. "

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noun

A unique string of characters recognised by a computer program for processing in a special way; a keyword.

Examples :

"The tag is a sentinel that suspends web-page processing and displays the subsequent text literally."

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noun

A sentinel crab.

Examples :

"The sentinel crab scurried into its burrow, watching the beach for approaching predators. "

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noun

A sign of a health risk (e.g. a disease, an adverse effect).

Examples :

"sentinel animals can be used to explore endemic diseases."

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verb

To watch over as a guard.

Examples :

"He sentineled the north wall."

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verb

To post as guard.

Examples :

"He sentineled him on the north wall."

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verb

To post a guard for.

Examples :

"He sentineled the north wall with just one man."

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