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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sentinel \Sen"ti*nel\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Sentineled}or {Sentinelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Sentineling} or {Sentinelling}.]
1. To watch over like a sentinel. ''To sentinel enchanted land.'' [R.] --Sir W. Scott.
2. To furnish with a sentinel; to place under the guard of a sentinel or sentinels.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Sentinel \Sen"ti*nel\, noun [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.
The sentinels who paced the ramparts. --Macaulay.
2. Watch; guard. [Obs.] ''That princes do keep due sentinel.'' --Bacon.
3. (Zo["o]l.) A marine crab ({Podophthalmus vigil}) native of the Indian Ocean, remarkable for the great length of its eyestalks; -- called also {sentinel crab}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
sentinel
noun: a person employed to watch for something to happen [syn: {lookout}, {lookout man}, {sentry}, {watch}, {spotter}, {scout}, {picket}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Sentinel, OK (city, FIPS 66400) Location: 35.15661 N, 99.17347 W Population (1990): 960 (492 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73664
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Sentinel, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma Population (2000): 859 Housing Units (2000): 411 Land area (2000): 0.614016 sq. miles (1.590293 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.614016 sq. miles (1.590293 sq. km) FIPS code: 66400 Located within: Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40 Location: 35.156659 N, 99.173829 W ZIP Codes (1990): 73664 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Sentinel, OK Sentinel
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