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sentinel

3 ENTRIES FOUND:

1sen·ti·nel

noun \ˈsent-nəl, ˈsen-tə-nəl\

Definition of SENTINEL

: sentry

Examples of SENTINEL

  1. <a lone sentinel kept watch over the fort>

Origin of SENTINEL

Middle French sentinelle, from Old Italian sentinella, from sentina vigilance, from sentire to perceive, from Latin
First Known Use: 1579

Other Military Terms

bivouac, logistics, petard, salient, sally, supernumerary, tactical

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