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noun

Landmark n.

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.

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

A structure that has special significance, such as a building with historical associations; especially, A building that is protected from destruction or alteration by special laws intended to preserve structures of historical significance; as, a landmark preservation law.

An event or accomplishment of great significance; as, Brown v. Board of Education was a landmark of the civil rights movement. Also used attributively, as a landmark court decision.

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

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Etymology of 'Landmark'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Landmark" Quotes from Famous Books

... speedily bewildered, and set forth, determined to let the "spirit in my feet" guide me. A labyrinthine place is Palma, and my first walks through the city were so many games of chance. The streets are very narrow, changing their direction, it seemed to me, at every tenth step; and whatever landmark one may select at the start is soon shut from view by the high, dark houses. At first, I was quite astray, but little by little I regained the lost points of ...

— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 122, December, 1867 • Various

... This, the most striking cape of the Atlantic coast line, made a very prominent landmark for all the early ocean voyagers approaching it, and all were greatly impressed by it, whether they came from the south and fought their way through its shoals to eastward, or, coming from the north, found themselves caught in the ...

— Fishing Grounds of the Gulf of Maine • Walter H. Rich

... taken the place of the old schooner which had served Captain Holt as a landmark on that eventful night when he strode Barnegat Beach in search of Bart, and which by the action of the ever-changing tides, had gradually settled until now only a hillock marked its grave—a fate which sooner or later would overtake this ...

— The Tides of Barnegat • F. Hopkinson Smith

... sou' by sou'east, and all sail set. You see that black speck on the horizon under that lowermost Gulf cloud? That's a group of live-oaks and a landmark. Steer halfway between that and the little hill to the left. I'll recite you the whole code of driving rules for the Texas prairies: keep the reins from under the horses' feet, and swear at ...

— Whirligigs • O. Henry

... glistening greenly in the sun, and the blue hills in the hazy distance seeming to shut in the world. It was her pride and pleasure to point out to her companion, as they walked, each familiar and cherished landmark, and though Liz did not say much, it was evident that she was in a manner lifted out of herself. The pure, fragrant air blowing about her, the wide and wonderful beauty of green fields and sunny slopes, filled the soul of Liz with a vague, yearning wonder which was almost pain. It brought ...

— The Guinea Stamp - A Tale of Modern Glasgow • Annie S. Swan

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