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sentinel
sen·ti·nel / ˈsentn-əl/ • n. a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch. ∎ fig. something that appears to be standing guard or keeping watch. ∎ Med. a thing that acts as an indicator of the presence of disease: [as adj.] the first national HIV sentinel surveillance program in the developing world. • v. (-neled, -nel·ing; chiefly Brit. -nelled, -nel·ling) [tr.] station a soldier or guard by (a place) to keep watch: a wide course had been roped off and sentineled with police | fig. trees sentineled the trenches. PHRASES: stand sentinel (of a soldier) keep watch: soldiers stood sentinel with their muskets | fig. a tall round tower standing sentinel over the river. |
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"sentinel." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sentinel." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-sentinel.html "sentinel." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-sentinel.html |
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sentinel n.
1. a soldier or guard whose job is to stand and keep watch. 2. an electronic device designed to detect danger: an electronic sea sentinel to provide early warnings of storms. 3. a military watchtower for defense of a camp or city wall: sentinel towers of medieval period. v. sentineled, sentineling station a soldier or guard by (a place) to keep watch. stand sentinel (of a soldier) keep watch: soldiers stood sentinel with their muskets. |
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"sentinel." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sentinel." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-sentinel.html "sentinel." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-sentinel.html |
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sentinel sentry; †duty of a sentry; †military watch-tower XVI; †(in full private s.) private soldier XVIII. — F. sentinelle — It. sentinella, of unkn. orig.
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T. F. HOAD. "sentinel." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "sentinel." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-sentinel.html T. F. HOAD. "sentinel." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-sentinel.html |
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sentinel A datum that indicates some important state, usually in the context of input or output. For example, an end-of-data sentinel means all the data has been read. See also rogue value, flag.
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JOHN DAINTITH. "sentinel." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN DAINTITH. "sentinel." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-sentinel.html JOHN DAINTITH. "sentinel." A Dictionary of Computing. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O11-sentinel.html |
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sentinel
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"sentinel." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "sentinel." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-sentinel.html "sentinel." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-sentinel.html |
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