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• sen·ti·nel — /ˈsɛntənəl/ noun, pl nels [count] : ↑sentry armed sentinels sometimes used figuratively The trees stand sentinel [=stand in a row like soldiers] on the cliffs …   Useful english dictionary

• sen — sen·sa·tion; sen·sa·tion·al; sen·sa·tion·al·ism; sen·sa·tion·al·ist; sen·sa·tion·al·is·tic; sen·sa·tion·al·ize; sen·sa·tion·al·ly; sen·sa·tion·ism; sen·sa·tion·less; sen·sa·to·ry; sen·si·bil·ia; sen·si·bil·i·sin; sen·si·bil·i·tist;… …   English syllables

• nel — ach·a·ti·nel·la; ae·gyp·tia·nel·lo·sis; am·bly·si·pho·nel·la; an·nel·i·da; an·nel·i·des; an·ti·per·son·nel; as·te·ri·o·nel·la; bas·sa·nel·lo; bo·nel·lia; bru·nel·lia; ca·nel·la; can·nel; can·nel·lat·ed; can·nel·oid; can·nel·lo·ni; chan·nel·er;… …   English syllables

• sentinel — sen·ti·nel …   English syllables

• sentinel — sen·ti·nel sent ən əl adj being an individual or part of a population potentially susceptible to an infection or infestation that is being monitored for the appearance or recurrence of the causative pathogen or parasite * * * sen·ti·nel… …   Medical dictionary

• sentinel — sen•ti•nel [[t]ˈsɛn tn l, tə nl[/t]] n. v. neled, nel•ing (esp. brit.) nelled, nel•ling. 1) a person or thing that stands watch; sentry 2) to watch over as a sentinel • Etymology: 1570–80; < MF sentinelle < It sentinella, der. of early It… …   From formal English to slang

• sentinella — sen·ti·nèl·la s.f. AU 1. soldato armato incaricato di un turno di guardia per la custodia e la protezione di persone o cose militari | tale servizio di difesa o vigilanza prestato da uno o più soldati: essere, stare, montare, smontare di… …   Dizionario italiano

• sentinel — sen|ti|nel [ˈsentınəl] n old fashioned [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: sentinelle, from Old Italian sentinella, from sentina keeping watch , from sentire, from Latin; SENTIENT] a sentry …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sentinel — sen|ti|nel [ sentınl ] noun count LITERARY a SENTRY …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Podophthalmus vigil — 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English