'Landmark' definitions:
Definition of 'landmark'
(from WordNet)
noun
The position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark"
noun
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]
noun
A mark showing the boundary of a piece of land
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
Definition of 'Landmark'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Any conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide; some prominent object, as a hill or steeple. [1913 Webster]
- 3. 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. [PJC]
- 4. 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. [PJC]
- Landmarks of history, important events by which eras or conditions are determined. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'landmark'
From: Easton
- Landmark 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.
Synonyms of 'landmark'
From: 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