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landmark |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. Any conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide; some prominent object, as a hill or steeple. {Landmarks of history}, important events by which eras or conditions are determined. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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 or one on which important developments depend [syn: {turning point}] 3: a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [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.
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