Landmark
['læn(d)mɑːk] or ['lændmɑrk]
Definition
(noun.) an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken.
(noun.) a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land.
(noun.) an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; 'the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations'.
(noun.) the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; 'the church steeple provided a convenient landmark'.
Editor: Luke--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A mark to designate the boundary of land; any , mark or fixed object (as a marked tree, a stone, a ditch, or a heap of stones) by which the limits of a farm, a town, or other portion of territory may be known and preserved.
(n.) Any conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide; some prominent object, as a hill or steeple.
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Examples
- I had abundant occupation for my thoughts, in every conspicuous landmark on the road. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- The constellations reeled swiftly by, swiftly each tree and stone and landmark fled past my onward career. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- That is not the way things come about: we grow into a new point of view: only afterwards, in looking back, do we see the landmarks of our progress. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- As I entered I saw, it is true, an unwonted tidiness, but the old landmarks were all in their place. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- He looked but for certain landmarks--the spire of Briarfield Church; farther on, the lights of Redhouse. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
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