Found 2 items, similar to landmark.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: landmark landmark n 1: the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; “the church steeple provided a convenient landmark” 2: 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: turning point, watershed] 3: a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land 4: 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
English → English (gcide) Definition: Landmark 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]