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Landmark definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

LAND'MARK, n. [land and mark.]
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.
Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark. Deutoronomy 19.
2. In navigation, any elevated object on land that serves as a guide to seamen.
LAND'-OFFICE, n. In the United States, an office in which the sales of new land are registered, and warrants issued for the location of land and other business respecting unsettled land is transacted.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark"
2: 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" [syn: landmark, turning point, watershed]
3: a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land
4: 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

Merriam Webster's

noun Date: before 12th century 1. an object (as a stone or tree) that marks the boundary of land 2. a. a conspicuous object on land that marks a locality b. an anatomical structure used as a point of orientation in locating other structures 3. an event or development that marks a turning point or a stage 4. a structure (as a building) of unusual historical and usually aesthetic interest; especially one that is officially designated and set aside for preservation

U.S. Military Dictionary

(*) A feature, either natural or artificial, that can be accurately determined on the ground from a grid reference.

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. 1 a a conspicuous object in a district etc. b an object marking the boundary of an estate, country, etc. 2 an event, change, etc. marking a stage or turning-point in history etc.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(landmarks) 1. A landmark is a building or feature which is easily noticed and can be used to judge your position or the position of other buildings or features. The Ambassador Hotel is a Los Angeles landmark. N-COUNT 2. You can refer to an important stage in the development of something as a landmark. ...a landmark arms control treaty... The baby was one of the big landmarks in our relationship. N-COUNT: oft N n, N in n

Easton's Bible Dictionary

a boundary line indicated by a stone, stake, etc. (Deut. 19:14; 27:17; Prov. 22:28; 23:10; Job 24:2). Landmarks could not be removed without incurring the severe displeasure of God.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

land'-mark (gebhul, literally, "boundary"): The boundary may have been marked, as at present, simply by a furrow or stone. The iniquity of removing a landmark is frequently insisted on (De 19:14; 27:17; Pr 22:28; 23:10; Job 24:2 gebhulah), its removal being equivalent to theft.

Moby Thesaurus

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