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landmark

noun
/ˈlændmɑːk/UK/ˈlændmɑɹk/CA/ˈlændmɐːk/

Etymology

From Middle English *landmark, from Old English landmearc (“boundary”), from Proto-West Germanic *landamarku (“boundary, landmark”). Equivalent to land + mark. Cognate with German Landmarke (“landmark”), Danish landemærke (“landmark”), Swedish landmärke (“landmark”), Norwegian landemerke (“landmark”) and Faroese landamark (“land frontier”). Compare also Middle English londes-mark (“boundary”).

  1. inherited from *landamarku✻ — “boundary, landmark”
  2. inherited from landmearc — “boundary”
  3. inherited from *landmark✻

Definitions

  1. An object that marks the boundary of a piece of land (usually a stone, or a tree).

  2. A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.

    • Anyone have any weird landmarks they often remember seeing along roads in the olden days?

  3. A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.

  4. ›+ 2 more definitions

    1. A major event or discovery.

      • an important landmark in human history
      • a landmark paper in neurosurgery
      • a landmark ruling/case

    2. To officially designate a site or building as a landmark.

      • St Mary's Church stands on the north side of the village, a building of flint and stone with a 140 ft high steeple that landmarks one of the most beautiful churches in Suffolk.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA