landmark : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: landmark	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for landmark
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
landmark n the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape; "the church steeple provided a convenient landmark" 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" Synonym(s): landmark, turning point, watershed a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land 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
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 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.