sentinel

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/ˈsɛntɪnəl/ English

Definitions

noun

A sentry, watch, or guard.
A private soldier.
A unique string of characters recognised by a computer program for processing in a special way; a keyword.“The tag is a sentinel that suspends web-page processing and displays the subsequent text literally.”
A sentinel crab.

verb

To watch over as a guard.“He sentineled the north wall.”
To post as guard.“He sentineled him on the north wall.”
To post a guard for.“He sentineled the north wall with just one man.”

Related words

Synonyms

sentry lookout man scout picket lookout watch guard watchman custodian monitoring keeper surveillance control controlled locational indicator

Associated

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Rhymes

centinel fentanyl fenton hill

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