sentinel crab

sentinel crab
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. (Zo["o]l.) A marine crab ({Podophthalmus vigil}) native of the Indian Ocean, remarkable for the great length of its eyestalks; -- called also {sentinel crab}. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Поможем сделать НИР

Look at other dictionaries:

  • sentinel crab — noun : a crab (Podophthalmus vigil) of the Indian ocean with very long eyestalks * * * sentinel crab noun A crab of the Indian Ocean with long eyestalks • • • Main Entry: ↑sentinel …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Crab Creek — Coordinates: 46°48′55″N 119°55′19″W / 46.81528°N 119.92194°W / 46.81528; 119.92194 …   Wikipedia

  • LMS Hughes Crab — Power type Steam Designer George Hughes Builder LMS Horwich Works (70), LMS …   Wikipedia

  • 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

  • Mongoose — This article is about the Herpestidae family of mongoose. For the Malagasy mongoose, see Galidiinae. For other uses, see Mongoose (disambiguation). Mongooses[1] …   Wikipedia

  • List of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition monsters — See also: Lists of Dungeons Dragons monsters This is the list of Advanced Dungeons Dragons 2nd edition monsters, an important element of that role playing game.[1] This list only includes monsters from official Advanced Dungeons Dragons 2nd… …   Wikipedia

  • The Little Mermaid (1989 film) — The Little Mermaid (Disney) redirects here. For the franchise, see The Little Mermaid (franchise). The Little Mermaid …   Wikipedia

  • Rattrap (Transformers) — Rattrap is the name of a fictional character from the Transformers toyline that appeared in the Beast Wars and Beast Machines series. He is a Maximal and takes the beast form of a rat. [ [http://www.seibertron.com/database/character.php?view=… …   Wikipedia

  • Axalon — The Axalon is the name of the Maximal ship in the Beast Wars cartoon and comic books. In addition, in the cartoon, the Autobots constructed a space ship that was also named the Axalon , possibly in reference to the original Maximal ship. [… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”