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landmark
[land-mahrk]
noun
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.
Synonyms: , ,
verb (used with object)
to declare (a building, site, etc.) a landmark.
a movement to landmark New York's older theaters.
landmark
/ ˈæԻˌɑː /
noun
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
Other 51Թ Forms
- unlandmarked adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
On Friday, downtown Washington was a maze of metal barriers surrounding monuments, museums and other landmarks such as the National Mall, where crowds are expected to gather beginning Saturday morning.
Mendoza’s work centers her in downtown and Echo Park on weekdays, and she lives less than one mile from the landmark food hall.
A landmark trilateral agreement between the US, UK and Australia - which would give the latter cutting-edge nuclear submarine technology in exchange for more help policing China in the Asia-Pacific - was under review.
Together they form a "landmark tribute to one of the most influential rock bands in history", organisers said.
A landmark heritage site in Birmingham has closed suddenly and said increasing costs had presented financial challenges.
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