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Sentinel vs Convoy - What's the difference?

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Sentinel is a related term of convoy.


As a noun sentinel

is a sentry or guard.

As a verb sentinel

is to watch over as a guard.

As a proper noun convoy is

a village in ireland.

sentinel

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sentry or guard.
  • * 1719-
    • They promised faithfully to bear their confinement with patience, and were very thankful that they had such good usage as to have provisions and light left them; for Friday gave them candles (such as we made ourselves) for their comfort; and they did not know but that he stood sentinel over them at the entrance.
  • * Macaulay
    • the sentinels who paced the ramparts
  • (computer science) a unique string of characters recognised by a computer program for processing in a special way; a keyword.
    • The ''<nowiki>'' tag is a sentinel that suspends web-page processing and displays the subsequent text literally.
  • Watch; guard.
  • * Francis Bacon
    • that princes do keep due sentinel
  • A sentinel crab.

    • Verb

  • To watch over as a guard.
    • He sentineled the north wall.
  • To post as guard.
    • He sentineled him on the north wall.
  • To post a guard for.
    • He sentineled the north wall with just one man.

    convoy

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia convoy) (en noun)
  • (nautical) One or more merchant ships sailing in company to the same general destination under the protection of naval vessels
  • A group of vehicles travelling together for safety, especially one with an escort

    • Related terms

    * convey

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To escort a group of vehicles, and provide protection.
    • A frigate convoys a merchantman.
  • * Emerson
    • I know ye skilful to convoy / The total freight of hope and joy.

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