Associations to the word «Sentinel»

Wiktionary

SENTINEL, noun. A sentry or guard.
SENTINEL, noun. (computer science) a unique string of characters recognised by a computer program for processing in a special way; a keyword.
SENTINEL, noun. Watch; guard.
SENTINEL, noun. A sentinel crab.
SENTINEL, verb. (transitive) To watch over as a guard.
SENTINEL, verb. (transitive) To post as guard.
SENTINEL, verb. (transitive) To post a guard for.
SENTINEL, proper noun. A ghost town in California.
SENTINEL, proper noun. A town in Oklahoma.
SENTINEL EVENT, noun. (medicine) Any unanticipated or unusual event in a medical setting which results in death or serious physical injury to a person or persons, specifically including limb loss or gross motor function.
SENTINEL EVENTS, noun. Plural of sentinel event

Dictionary definition

SENTINEL, noun. A person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley