landmark

land·mark

noun \-ˌmärk\

Definition of LANDMARK

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

Examples of LANDMARK

1. The Golden Gate Bridge is a famous landmark in San Francisco.
2. The battlefield is a national historical landmark.
3. The moon landing is a landmark in space exploration.
4. The decision was a landmark in legal history.

First Known Use of LANDMARK

before 12th century

Related to LANDMARK

Synonyms: climacteric, climax, corner, turning point, milepost, milestone, watershed

Related Words: break, capper, clincher, crusher, highlight, topper; conversion, metamorphosis, transfiguration, transformation, turnabout, turnaround; boiling point, breaking point, clutch, conjuncture, crisis, crossroad(s), crunch, crunch time, Dunkirk, emergency, exigency, extremity, flash point, head, juncture, zero hour

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Other Civil Engineering Terms

asphalt, ballast, barrage, cantilever, infrastructure, sluice

Rhymes with LANDMARK

aardvark, airpark, anarch, autarch, ballpark, benchmark, birthmark, blue shark, bookmark, check mark, chop mark, debark, demark, Denmark, D-mark, earmark, embark, endarch, exarch, footmark, futhark, Graustark, hallmark, hash mark, horned lark, ironbark, Lamarck, monarch, Petrarch, pitch-dark, Plutarch, pockmark, postmark, pressmark, pugmark, reichsmark, remark, remarque, Remarque, ringbark, seamark, shagbark, sitzmark, skylark, soapbark, space mark, stress mark, tanbark, tetrarch, theme park, tidemark, titlark, touchmark, trademark, whale shark