sentinel
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7.4
- noun
- /ˈsɛntɪnəl/
:
centinela
- They're more or less Sentinels or guards, which have been placed in positions where they can sense an invasion.
- sentinel node
- sentinel chickens
- sentinel lymph
So they also look like stained glass windows, like Shields, veils, bolts of patterned fabric, Sentinels, guardians, Saints, even surfboards.
- So they also look like stained glass windows, like Shields, veils, bolts of patterned fabric, Sentinels, guardians, Saints, even surfboards.
Examples
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Nor do I take lightly my vows on the Inner, as a sentinel of the Light.
Fiction book (1991) -
The yellow-spotted hyraxes, in particular, act as sentinels for the group, making alarm calls understood by both species.
Academic text (2009) -
The mountains stand like sentinels in the night.
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Careful, the sentinel comes.
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In the weeks that followed, though sentinels kept close sky watch, no more were sighted.
Fiction book (1993) -
A handful of pine trees stood as lone sentinels to watch a comet whip across the sky.
Fiction book (1992) -
In the water stand the cypress, rank upon rank, tall sentinels as motionless and silent as death.
Fiction book (1993) -
The security sentinel stood at the entrance, watching for any unusual activity.
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During the night, a sentinel was assigned to keep watch over the campsite.
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They relied on the sentinel to alert them if any intruders approached the perimeter.
Synonyms
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1.3
A person who watches and protects a building or people to stop stealing and trouble
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3.9
A person who watches a place or people to keep them safe
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3.7
A person who watches and warns others about danger
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3.5
A person or group that checks others to stop theft and unfair behaviour
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4.1
A person who guards a building or land, usually at night
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6.0
A soldier who stands watch to guard a place
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4.4
A person who watches closely and reports storms, dangers, or animal sightings
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3.2
A person who guards a place at night
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6.1
A person who stands outside a camp to watch for enemy movement
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3.6
A person who checks an area regularly to keep it safe
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5.1
A man who watches for danger or police and warns others
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6.9
A person who looks after and guards a place at night
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2.5
A person who stands at an entrance to check people entering
A person who stands watch to guard a place
A woman who watches for danger or police and warns others
A woman who guards a building or area, often at night
A woman who guards a building at night
A person who watches for suspicious activity at a dock or port
A person who watches a dock to stop theft and keep it safe
A person who watches from a high building to spot danger
A person who looks for fires caused by enemy bombs during a war and reports them
How Watchful
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sentinel probably comes from an old root meaning 'to feel' or 'notice', the same root as sense, so a sentinel is a guard who stands watch and looks for danger.