landmark

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape

   the church steeple provided a convenient landmark

2. 2
   noun

   A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.

   Anyone have any weird landmarks they often remember seeing along roads in the olden days?

3. 3
   noun

   A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.

   Founded in 1876 by disheartened gold prospectors, today downtown Rapid City is a mix of historic landmarks such as the 1928 Hotel Alex Johnson and the 1912 Elks Theatre, along with restaurants, coffee shops, specialty stores, boutiques and art galleries that reflect the busy modern city.

4. 4
   noun

   A major event or discovery.

   an important landmark in human history

5. 5
   verb

   To officially designate a site or building as a landmark.

   St Mary's Church stands on the north side of the village, a building of flint and stone with a 140 ft high steeple that landmarks one of the most beautiful churches in Suffolk.

6. 6
   noun

   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

7. 7
   noun

   a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land

8. 8
   noun

   an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend

Etymology

From Middle English *landmark, from Old English landmearc (“boundary”), from Proto-West Germanic *landamarku (“boundary, landmark”). Equivalent to land + mark. Cognate with German Landmarke (“landmark”), Danish landemærke (“landmark”), Swedish landmärke (“landmark”), Norwegian landemerke (“landmark”) and Faroese landamark (“land frontier”). Compare also Middle English londes-mark (“boundary”).