单词 | out-sentinel |
释义 | † out-sentineln. Obsolete. = out-sentry n. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > soldier with special duty > [noun] > guard > outpost out-guard1598 out-sentry1691 out-sentinel1705 out-picquet1811 1705 Boston News-let. 3 Sept. 2/2 Her Majesties Ship the Deptford returned this day from her Cruise, who came short of the Virginia Barque at Port Royal about 3 hours, he brought with him their out Sentinel. 1728 Mem. Eng. Officer 67 My out Centinel challeng'd 'em, and..they answer'd, Hispanioli. 1817 W. Dunlap Glory of Columbia v. i. 51 I heard the general ask for the three volunteers who had brought off all the enemy's out-sentinels. 1862 B. T. Johnson in War of Rebellion (U.S. War Dept.) (1897) 1st Ser. LI. i. 60 I started to go to the outsentinel to select a position for a picket. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < n.1705 |
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