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landmark (iou)



landmark noun, verb, & adjective. ['landm¨»:k] OE.
[from LAND noun1 + MARK noun1.]
A. noun.
(An object marking) the boundary of a country, an estate, etc. OE.
Burke When..he returned to..his estates,..he found none of the ancient landmarks removed.
A conspicuous object in a landscape, serving as a (navigational) guide; any prominent object in a neighbourhood or district. L16.
W. Styron I gave up pointing out the landmarks of the capital, abandoning the tour-guide approach. I. Murdoch She could not remember the way and kept looking for landmarks.
An object, event, etc., which marks a period, (a stage in) a development, or a turning-point. M19.
P. Larkin This has never been done before...I therefore salute a landmark in publishing history. Woman & Home Another landmark came in February when Sarah achieved her wings as a qualified pilot.
b. verb trans. Be or act as a landmark to; provide with a landmark. E20.
C. attrib. or as adjective. That is or serves as a landmark; signifying an important change, development, etc. M20.
W. Faulkner There was no territory..that he did not knowbayou, ridge, landmark trees. R. C. A. White Landmark cases embodying sweeping reforms of the law.