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1. (n.) landmark
a prominent or conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide, esp. to ships at sea or to travelers on a road; a distinguishing landscape feature marking a site or location.
2. landmark
something used to mark the boundary of land.
3. landmark
a building or other place of outstanding historical, aesthetic, or cultural importance.
4. landmark
a significant or historic event, juncture, achievement, etc.
5. (v.t.) landmark
to declare (a building, site, etc.) a landmark.
Etymology: (bef. 1000)
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| Definition of 'landmark' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) landmark
the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape
"the church steeple provided a convenient landmark"
2. (noun) landmark, turning point, watershed
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"
3. (noun) landmark
a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land
4. (noun) landmark
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
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1. (noun) landmark
a building or other feature by which a place is recognized
The church was the city's most famous landmark.
2. landmark
an important or significant event or achievement in a process
a painting that was a landmark in the history of art
3. (adjective) landmark
important or significant in a process
a landmark tax case
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) landmark
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
2. (noun) landmark
any conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide; some prominent object, as a hill or steeple
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Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms |
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1. landmark
A feature, either natural or artificial, that can be accurately determined on the ground from a grid reference.
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Sense: an object on land that serves as a guide to seamen or others
The church-tower is a landmark for sailors because it stands on the top of a cliff.
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 Afrikaans: baken |
 Arabic: عَلامَه |
 Bulgarian: ориентир |
 Brazilian: marco |
 Czech: orientační bod |
 German: das (See)Zeichen |
 Danish: vartegn |
 Greek: ορόσημο |
 Spanish: marca, señal |
 Estonian: orientiir |
 Farsi: نشانه طبیعی |
 Finnish: maamerkki |
 French: (point de) repère |
 Hebrew: תַּו קַרקַע |
 Hindi: चिह्न |
 Croatian: orijentir |
 Hungarian: tereptárgy, iránypont |
 Indonesian: tanda pengenal medan |
 Icelandic: kennileiti, leiðarmark |
 Italian: punto di riferimento |
 Japanese: 目じるし |
 Korean: (항행이나 여행자를 위한) 표지물 |
 Lithuanian: orientyras |
 Latvian: orientieris |
 Malay: tanda tempat |
 Dutch: oria antatiepunt |
 Norwegian: landemerke, kjennetegn |
 Polish: punkt orientacyjny |
 Persian: نشانه طبیعی |
 Pashto: طبيعى نښانه |
 Portuguese: marco |
 Romanian: (punct de) reper |
 Russian: наземный ориентир |
 Slovak: orientačný bod |
 Slovenian: orientacijski znak |
 Serbian: znak |
 Swedish: landmärke |
 Thai: จุดสังเกต |
 Turkish: nirengi noktası |
 Taiwanese: 地標 |
 Ukrainian: береговий знак; орієнтир |
 Urdu: کسی علاقے کا نمایاں امتیا |
 Vietnamese: mốc |
 Chinese: 界标 |
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