Landmark Definition

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landmarks

noun

landmarks

Any fixed object used to mark the boundary of a piece of land.

Webster's New World

Any prominent feature of the landscape, as a tree or building, serving to identify a particular locality.

Webster's New World

An event, discovery, etc. considered as a high point or turning point in the history or development of something.

Webster's New World

A building or site with historical significance, especially one marked for preservation by a municipal or national government.

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Synonyms:

adjective

Having great import or significance.

A landmark court ruling.

American Heritage

verb

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

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Landmark

Singular:

landmark

Plural:

From Middle English *landmark, from Old English landmearc (“boundary”) and Old English landġemirċe (“boundary, limit, frontier”), equivalent to land +‎ mark. Cognate with German Landmarke (“landmark”), Danish landemærke (“landmark”), Swedish landmärke (“landmark”).

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