5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Sentinel \Sen"ti*nel\, v. t. [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. [1913 Webster] 2. To furnish with a sentinel; to place under the guard of a sentinel or sentinels. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Sentinel \Sen"ti*nel\, n. [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. [1913 Webster] The sentinels who paced the ramparts. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Watch; guard. [Obs.] "That princes do keep due sentinel." --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zool.) A marine crab ({Podophthalmus vigil}) native of the Indian Ocean, remarkable for the great length of its eyestalks; -- called also {sentinel crab}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: sentinel n : 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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