landmark

[ land-mahrk ]

noun

1. 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.

2. something used to mark the boundary of land.
3. a building or other place that is of outstanding historical, aesthetic, or cultural importance, often declared as such and given a special status landmark designation, ordaining its preservation, by some authorizing organization.
4. a significant or historic event, juncture, achievement, etc.:

   The court decision stands as a landmark in constitutional law.

   Synonyms: benchmark, watershed, milestone

verb (used with object)

1. to declare (a building, site, etc.) a landmark:

   a movement to landmark New York's older theaters.

landmark

/ ˈlændˌmɑːk /

noun

1. a prominent or well-known object in or feature of a particular landscape
2. an important or unique decision, event, fact, discovery, etc
3. a boundary marker or signpost

Other Words From

• un·landmarked adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of landmark¹

before 1000; Middle English; Old English landmearc. See land, mark ¹

Example Sentences

India's 16-member cricket squad - selected months earlier - also had to deal with both personal and national turmoil as they readied themselves for a landmark series.

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In October, second row Itoje was announced among a group of players to sign a landmark Elite Player Squad contract with the RFU, giving the national team greater control over their preparation and conditioning.

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Nearing their destination, the excited couple were unable to find the dome and Samantha pulled up to a pub to ask for directions to what she assumed would be a local landmark.

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The 15,800-acre Windsor estate, west of London, includes working farms, conservation areas, Windsor Great Park and famous royal landmarks, such as Windsor Castle.

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There, Biden described the battle against climate change as "a defining cause of my presidency" and touted the landmark climate legislation passed under his administration.

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Related Words

• marker
• memorial
• milestone
• monument
• museum
• tree