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Landmark

Landmark Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Landmark? [n] an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken [n] a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land [n] an event marking a unique or important historical change or one on which important developments depend [n] the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Landmark: turning point Related Terms \| Find terms related to Landmark: bench mark \| bookmark \| cairn \| cardinal point \| catstone \| chief thing \| climax \| core \| cornerstone \| crisis \| critical \| critical point \| crucial \| crux \| essence \| essential \| essential matter \| feature \| fundamental \| gist \| gravamen \| great point \| guide \| guidepost \| heart \| high point \| historic \| identification \| important \| important thing \| issue \| kernel \| keystone \| lighthouse \| lightship \| main point \| main thing \| major \| mark \| marker \| material point \| meat \| menhir \| milepost \| milestone \| momentous \| monument \| notable \| noteworthy \| nub \| pharos \| pith \| pivot \| pivotal \| platform \| real issue \| salient point \| seamark \| significant \| sine qua non \| substance \| substantive point \| the bottom line \| the point \| tower \| turning point \| watchtower \| watershed See Also \| anatomical structure \| bodily structure \| body structure \| complex body part \| craniometric point \| Fall of Man \| juncture \| mearstone \| meerestone \| merestone \| occasion \| place \| point of reference \| position \| reference \| reference point \| road to Damascus \| structure Landmark In Webster's Dictionary \Land"mark`\, n. [AS. landmearc. See {Land}, and {Mark} a sign.] 1. A mark to designate the boundary of land; any, mark or fixed object (as a marked tree, a stone, a ditch, or a heap of stones) by which the limits of a farm, a town, or other portion of territory may be known and preserved. 2. Any conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide; some prominent object, as a hill or steeple. {Landmarks of history}, important events by which eras or conditions are determined.

Landmark Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Landmark?

[n] an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken
[n] a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land
[n] an event marking a unique or important historical change or one on which important developments depend
[n] the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Landmark: turning point

Landmark In Webster's Dictionary

\Land"mark`\, n. [AS. landmearc. See {Land}, and {Mark}
a sign.]
1. A mark to designate the boundary of land; any, mark or
   fixed object (as a marked tree, a stone, a ditch, or a
   heap of stones) by which the limits of a farm, a town, or
   other portion of territory may be known and preserved.

2. Any conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide;
   some prominent object, as a hill or steeple.

{Landmarks of history}, important events by which eras or
   conditions are determined.

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