verb
- past tense and past participle of sentinel; to watch over or guard as a sentinel
Usage: literary; uncommon
Examples
- The ancient castle was sentinelled by stone gargoyles.
- Tall pine trees sentinelled the mountain pass.
- The harbor entrance was sentinelled by two lighthouses.
- Rocky cliffs sentinelled the coastline for miles.
- The old oak had sentinelled the farmhouse for generations.