landmark

• land mark

From Middle English *landmark, from Old English landmearc (“boundary”) and landġemirċe (“boundary, limit, frontier”), from Proto-Germanic *landamarkō, *landamarką (“boundary, landmark”), equivalent to land +‎ mark. Cognate with German Landmarke (“landmark”), Danish landemærke (“landmark”), Swedish landmärke (“landmark”) and Norwegian landemerke (“landmark”). Compare also Middle English londes-mark (“boundary”).

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlændmɑɹk/

landmark (plural landmarks)

1. A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.

   Synonyms: marker, mark

   • 2005 January 22, misc.transport.road, Usenet‎:

     Anyone have any weird landmarks they often remember seeing along roads in the olden days?

2. A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.

   Synonyms: monument, sight

   • (Can we date this quote?) (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎:

     Putting together a list of landmarks for Bangalore was not the easiest task.

3. (figuratively, also attributive) A major event or discovery.

   Synonym: milestone

   an important landmark in human history

   a landmark paper in neurosurgery

   a landmark ruling/case

   • 2005 January 19, “Bush thanks troops at gala event”, in CNN.com‎:

     He called the overthrow of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and the recent elections in Afghanistan landmark events in the history of liberty.

landmark (third-person singular simple present landmarks, present participle landmarking, simple past and past participle landmarked)

1. (US) To officially designate a site or building as a landmark.
   • 2007 March 25, Jeff Vandam, “Preservationists’ Rallying Cry”, in New York Times‎:

     “Permitted demolition or stripping rarely occurs on landmarked buildings,” she said. Ms. de Bourbon also noted that the city already requires the Buildings Department to hold permits for 40 days for “calendared” properties — those currently under landmarks consideration — so the commission has a chance to designate them.

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