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sentinel


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verb
sentineled or sentinelledsentinel·ing or sentinel·ling

Definition of SENTINEL

transitive verb
1
: to watch over as a sentinel
2
: to furnish with a sentinel
3
: to post as sentinel

First Known Use of SENTINEL

1593

Other Military Terms

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

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