landmark

[landĀ·mark]

A landmark is anything that helps you know where you are in space, in time, in history.

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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.

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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

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a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land

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an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend; "the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations"

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the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark"


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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.

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


Landmark

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.

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.

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Usage Examples

From 1965 to 1967, my dad, Jack Gilligan, served in Congress and helped pass landmark laws like the Voting Rights Act.

When people ask me about my story, I just go through the positive stuff: the tent-pole moments, the big landmark checkpoints.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

'Eyes Wide Open' took shape from two real life events straight from my own past. One was the sad suicide of my young nephew, a troubled kid, who was found at the bottom of a landmark cliff in central California. The second was a chance encounter forty years ago with none other than, ahem, Charles Manson!

And, unlike the earlier bombing on the World Trade Center, a major landmark and symbol of the strength of the financial world was, not just damaged but, totally destroyed.

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