What does Landmark mean?
Definitions for Landmark
ˈlændˌmɑrkland·mark
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Landmark.
Princeton's WordNet
landmarknoun
the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape
"the church steeple provided a convenient landmark"
landmark, turning point, watershednoun
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"
landmarknoun
a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land
landmarknoun
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
GCIDE
Landmarknoun
A structure that has special significance, such as a building with historical associations; especially, a building that is protected from destruction or alteration by special laws intended to preserve structures of historical significance; as, a landmark preservation law.
Landmarknoun
An event or accomplishment of great significance; as, Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark of the civil rights movement. Also used attributively, as a landmark court decision.
Wiktionary
landmarknoun
a recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation
landmarknoun
a notable building or place with historical, cultural, or geographical significance
landmarknoun
a major or important item, denoting a change of direction or marking a beginning or an end
landmarkverb
To officially designate a site or building as a landmark.
Etymology: From land + mark.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Landmarknoun
Any thing set up to preserve the boundaries of lands.
Etymology: land and mark.
I’ th’ midst, an altar, as the land-mark, stood,
Rustick, of grassy sod. John Milton, Par. Lost, b. xi. l. 432.Then land-marks limited to each his Right;
For all before was common as the light. Dryden.Though they are not self-evident principles, yet if they have been made out from them by a wary and unquestionable deduction, they may serve as land-marks, to shew what lies in the direct way of truth, or is quite besides it. John Locke.
Wikipedia
Landmark
A landmark is a recognizable natural or artificial feature used for navigation, a feature that stands out from its near environment and is often visible from long distances. In modern use, the term can also be applied to smaller structures or features, that have become local or national symbols.
ChatGPT
landmark
A landmark is a significant or recognizable structure, feature, or place, often used as a navigational reference. It can be natural like a mountain or river, or man-made like a building, monument or statue. Landmarks often hold historical, cultural, or architectural importance.
Webster Dictionary
Landmarknoun
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
Landmarknoun
any conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide; some prominent object, as a hill or steeple
Etymology: [AS. landmearc. See Land, and Mark a sign.]
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
landmark
A feature, either natural or artificial, that can be accurately determined on the ground from a grid reference.
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
landmark
Any steeple, tree, windmill, or other object, serving to guide the seaman into port, or through a channel.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
LANDMARK
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Landmark is ranked #54864 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Landmark surname appeared 375 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Landmark.
93.6% or 351 total occurrences were White.
4.5% or 17 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Landmark in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Landmark in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of Landmark in a Sentence
Today's landmark ruling affirmed that our law does not permit the punishment of the homeless for simply being homeless.
Politicians used to rush out of the way to avoid photos with me. Now it's the reverse, the (same-sex marriage) campaign itself has been a landmark for Ireland ... there is a much clearer and much softer attitude toward gay people.
Today's landmark settlement is an important step in the FTC's ongoing effort to protect consumers from anti-competitive pay for delay settlements, which burden patients, American businesses, and taxpayers with billions of dollars in higher prescription drug costs.
It will go down in history as a turning point for the music industry. This is landmark stuff. I can't overestimate it!
The 1961 Lincoln was truly a landmark car in an era of a lot of really significant styling changes, it really reset the bar.
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- معلمArabic
- vartegnDanish
- Wahrzeichen, Orientierungspunkt, SehenswürdigkeitGerman
- ορόσημοGreek
- limŝtonoEsperanto
- sobresalienteSpanish
- maamerkkiFinnish
- point de repère, repère, siteFrench
- iùlScottish Gaelic
- सीमा चिन्हHindi
- tájékozódási pontHungarian
- ուղենիշArmenian
- tengaraIndonesian
- 境界標, 目標, ランドマーク, 目標物Japanese
- знаменитостMacedonian
- oriëntantiepuntDutch
- landemerkeNorwegian
- punct de reper, punct de orientareRomanian
- достопримечательность, ориентир, вехаRussian
- landmärkeSwedish
- 里程碑Chinese
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