observatory vs sentinel

observatory

noun
  • A lookout (vantage point with a view of the surrounding area) 

  • A place where stars, planets and other celestial bodies are observed, usually through a telescope; also place for observing meteorological or other natural phenomena. 

sentinel

noun
  • A unique string of characters recognised by a computer program for processing in a special way; a keyword. 

  • A sentry, watch, or guard. 

  • A sentinel crab. 

  • A sign of a health risk (e.g. a disease, an adverse effect). 

verb
  • To post as guard. 

  • To post a guard for. 

  • To watch over as a guard. 

How often have the words observatory and sentinel occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )