'Sentinel' definitions:
Definition of 'sentinel'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Sentinel'
From: GCIDE
- 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. Sentry.]
- 1. One who watches or guards; specifically (Mil.), a soldier set to guard an army, camp, or other place, from surprise, to observe the approach of danger, and give notice of it; a sentry. [1913 Webster]
- The sentinels who paced the ramparts. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Watch; guard. [Obs.] "That princes do keep due sentinel." --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Zool.) A marine crab (Podophthalmus vigil) native of the Indian Ocean, remarkable for the great length of its eyestalks; -- called also sentinel crab. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Sentinel'
From: GCIDE
- Sentinel \Sen"ti*nel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sentineledor Sentinelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Sentineling or Sentinelling.]
- 1. To watch over like a sentinel. "To sentinel enchanted land." [R.] --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To furnish with a sentinel; to place under the guard of a sentinel or sentinels. [1913 Webster]
Sentinel, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Sentinel, OK -- U.S. town in Oklahoma
Population (2000) :
859
Housing Units (2000) :
411
Land area (2000) :
0.614016 sq. miles (1.590293 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
0.614016 sq. miles (1.590293 sq. km)
FIPS code :
66400
Located within :
Oklahoma (OK), FIPS 40
Location :
35.156659 N, 99.173829 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
73664
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.