sentinel (SEN-tuh-nuhl) noun

   One that watches or keeps guard.

verb tr.

   To watch over as a guard.

[From French sentinelle, from Italian sentinella, from Old Italian sentina,
vigilance, from sentire, to watch, from Latin sentire, to observe.]

   "What is the Citadel? Sir, it is a fortress of duty, a sentinel of
   responsibility, a bastion of antiquity, a towering bulwark of rigid
   discipline, instilling within us high ideals, honor, uprightness, loyalty,
   patriotism, obedience, initiative, leadership, professional knowledge and
   pride in achievement -- from the school handbook."
   Rick Reilly, What is the Citadel?, Sports Illustrated, Sep 14, 1992.

This week's theme: Words from the names of newspapers.
Examples: The Sentinel (Stoke-on-Trent, UK); Many US Sentinels:
http://ajr.newslink.org/cgi/find.cgi?4=sentinel&3=&2=&1=

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Pronunciation:
http://wordsmith.org/words/sentinel.wav
http://wordsmith.org/words/sentinel.ram