landmark

Plurallandmarks

Formslandmarks, landmarking, landmarked

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A famous place that is important because of its history, culture, or location.

   The Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous landmarks in the world.

   Our class visited a landmark from the Civil War last week.

   Similarmonument, sight

2. 2
   nouncountable

   Something easy to see, like a tall building or mountain, that helps you find your way.

   Use the water tower as a landmark when you walk to my house.

   The hikers kept the big rock in sight as their landmark.

   Similarmarker, mark

3. 3
   nounfigurativelycountablebefore a noun

   An event or discovery that is very important and marks a big change.

   Like a big stone that marks how far you have come on a long road.

   The first moon landing was a landmark in human history.

   Doctors call the new vaccine a landmark in the fight against the disease.

   Similarmilestone

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4. 4
   nounhistoricalcountable

   A stone, tree, or other object that showed where one piece of land ended.

   Like a fence post that shows where your yard stops and the next one starts.

   The farmer planted a stone as a landmark at the corner of his field.

   Long ago, neighbors used a big oak tree as the landmark between their farms.

   Similarmarker

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5. 5
   verbUStransitive

   To officially make a building or place a protected landmark.

   The city wants to landmark the old train station.

   Officials landmarked the theater last year, so no one can tear it down.

   Similardesignate, list

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