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seamark

noun

Etymology

From sea + mark. Compare landmark.

  1. derived from *mórǵs✻
  2. derived from *markō✻
  3. derived from *marku✻
  4. derived from mearc
  5. derived from mark
  6. compounded as seamark — “sea + mark”

Definitions

  1. Any elevated object on land which serves as a guide to mariners, such as a hill or…

    Any elevated object on land which serves as a guide to mariners, such as a hill or steeple.

  2. A beacon, buoy, etc. placed in the sea to aid navigation.

    • Like a great sea-mark, standing every flaw, / And saving those that eye thee!

The neighborhood

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