landmark
a prominent or conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide, especially to ships at sea or to travelers on a road; a distinguishing landscape feature marking a site or location: The post office served as a landmark for locating the street to turn down.
something used to mark the boundary of land.
a building or other place that is of outstanding historical, aesthetic, or cultural importance, often declared as such and given a special status (landmark designation ), ordaining its preservation, by some authorizing organization.
a significant or historic event, juncture, achievement, etc.: The court decision stands as a landmark in constitutional law.
to declare (a building, site, etc.) a landmark: a movement to landmark New York's older theaters.
Origin of landmark
1Other words for landmark
Other words from landmark
- un·land·marked, adjective
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How to use landmark in a sentence
A map shows each station on the route, along with marking POW camps and other landmarks along the way.
A new specialist tour company will take its first group of tourists overseas to reveal the real-life landmarks of Oscar Wilde.
Alig prances ahead and points out landmarks like the wing where the rowdier inmates are housed.
The Party Monster Lives For the Applause: Michael Alig’s Second Act | Caitlin Dickson | February 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTPilots were left to navigate the U.S. using landmarks, and were grounded after nightfall and during bad weather.
The Strange Arrows That Point the Way Across America | Nina Strochlic | December 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn 2009 the Washington, D.C.–based author set out to track down these little-known landmarks.
Meet America’s Indiana Jones: Andrew Carroll Searches for Forgotten History Across the U.S. | Nina Strochlic | May 14, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The town is of great antiquity, but its landmarks have been largely wiped out by the modern progress it has made.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyBut no one who knows the Greek Offices will travel far before he overtakes well-known landmarks.
Hymns from the East | John BrownlieIt matters not how far the way may be shifted, all is supposed to be right, if the old landmarks are still used.
Ancient Faiths And Modern | Thomas InmanMindful of the danger of going astray, they carefully studied the landmarks, so far as they could see them.
Two Boys in Wyoming | Edward S. Ellis"We are not far from the spot where we killed that rattler yesterday," said Fred, recognizing several landmarks.
Two Boys in Wyoming | Edward S. Ellis
British Dictionary definitions for landmark
/ (ˈlændˌmɑːk) /
a prominent or well-known object in or feature of a particular landscape
an important or unique decision, event, fact, discovery, etc
a boundary marker or signpost
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