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landmark Definition

land·mark (-märk′)

noun

  1. any fixed object used to mark the boundary of a piece of land
  2. any prominent feature of the landscape, as a tree or building, serving to identify a particular locality
  3. an event, discovery, etc. considered as a high point or turning point in the history or development of something

transitive verb

to designate (a building, site, etc.) as a landmark, esp. an official historic landmark

landmark Related Forms
land′·mark′·ing noun
landmark Synonyms

landmark

n.

  1. A notable relic

    survival, remnant, historic structure, memorial; see monument 1, relic 1, ruins.

  2. A crisis

    milestone, turning point, stage; see crisis, event 1.

  3. A point from which a course may be taken

    vantage point, mark, benchmark, blaze, guide, marker, stone, tree, hill, mountain, bend, promontory, duck on a rock*; see also position 1.

landmark Usage Examples

Possessives

  • city: His work in Barcelona led to the creation of some of the city's most notable landmarks.

Converse of object

  • celebrate: To celebrate this landmark, Fox have released their Studio Classics onto DVD.
  • know: At the summit of the hill lies the city's best known landmark, the medieval cathedral of San Ciriaco.
  • reach: Now, finally, they've reached a landmark that should draw attention from anyone who cares about homegrown talent.
  • pass: All through the morning I struggled to pass a particular wordcount landmark for the book in progress: 80 % complete!
  • represent: Her beautiful, skilled photographs represent a landmark in the extraordinary career of the 20th century's most unforgettable artistic pioneer.
  • recognize: It is whiter than any of the other structures making it the most easily recognized landmark.

Adjective modifier

  • famous: Near the house is a famous city landmark, a plane tree, which is thought to be over 200 years old.
  • iconic: The iconic landmark chosen was the new library at Alexandria, replacing one of the lost wonders of the ancient world.
  • prominent: The bridge stood next to the Union Inn which was another prominent landmark.
  • best-known: Best-known landmarks: St Nicholas Church, with its separate bell tower, dominates the town center.
  • recognizable: Smeaton's Tower is perhaps Plymouth's most recognizable landmark.
  • well-known: A well-known local landmark, positioned on the edge of the town.

Modifies a noun

  • ruling: The reason: last week the learned men delivered a landmark ruling in the press's favor.
  • judgment: In a landmark judgment, UNISON has won a case brought under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
  • building: Every few steps, there are the skeletal remains of a landmark building.
  • victory: The change in policy followed a landmark legal victory won by three trainee midwives, backed by UNISON, in June.
  • tower: The entrance is signaled by a curved glass canopy, which engages with the landmark stair tower.
  • birthday: Kylie spent her landmark birthday back Down Under where she's just completed her first tour in seven years.

Preposition: in

  • history: Only a few pages, yet it is a definite landmark in the history of the Society.
landmark Quotes

Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless.

—Bible (Old Testament)

Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour's landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.

—Bible (Old Testament)