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| sen·ti·nel [ séntən'l, sént'nəl ] |
noun (plural sen·ti·nels) |
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sentry: a guard or lookout
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transitive verb (past and past participle sen·ti·neled, present participle sen·ti·nel·ing, 3rd person present singular sen·ti·nels) |
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1. guard something: to stand guard over something or a group of people
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2. provide guard for something: to provide a guard for something or for a group of people
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| [16th century. Via French< Italian sentinella] |
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