landmark

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noun

The definition of a landmark is a building or an object that helps you identify a location or the boundary of a piece of land.
An example of a landmark is the library that you turn after in your directions.
Landmark is defined as an event that changed history.
An example of landmark is a legal case that is very important.
Landmark means a location that has historical importance.
An example of a landmark is Gettysburg.

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landmark

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

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

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landmark

noun

A prominent identifying feature of a landscape.
A fixed marker, such as a concrete block, that indicates a boundary line.
An event marking an important stage of development or a turning point in history.
A building or site with historical significance, especially one marked for preservation by a municipal or national government.

adjective

Having great import or significance: a landmark court ruling.

transitive verb

land·marked, land·mark·ing, land·marks

To accord the status of a landmark to; declare to be a landmark.

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Noun

(plural landmarks)

A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.
A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.
A major, important event.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present landmarks, present participle landmarking, simple past and past participle landmarked)

(US) To officially designate a site or building as a landmark.

Origin

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”).