landmark
- noun
- /ˈlændˌmɑrk/
- When giving directions, it helps to mention the old church as a key landmark.
- a historic landmark
- a natural landmark
- local landmarks
Husband and wife who wrapped a bunch of iconic landmarks and buildings in fabric.
- Husband and wife who wrapped a bunch of iconic landmarks and buildings in fabric.
- And this has to do with a landmark in Oxford, which is the courthouse square.
- And you know, you don't want to go sully this national landmark.
- I recognize locations, landmarks from books.
- Well, then take you to random points of interest in your city, national parks, city landmarks, hole in the wall restaurants.
- You have to learn all the lawful ways to get from all the big landmarks to be a certified London taxi cab driver.
- They use stars for celestial navigation as well as earth magnetic field and the landmarks.
- As prelude to discussing functional brain imaging dyslexia, I want to point out some of the basic landmarks that I will refer to as we move forward.
- The next largest, like, city that could provide a landmark to people would be Sheboygan, WI, which itself is, you know, a city on the lake.
- This might be a like an architectural landmark in Berlin.
- Good government groups, Neighborhood preservation groups, landmarks groups.
- So I think that they that structure mostly serves as landmarks.
Examples
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Hardwood floors, the windows, Gramercy Park is right out there and it's a historical landmark.
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Kiefer's works, although controversial, are now considered landmarks of post-war German art.
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Then we find a landmark that is common to both the inside and the outside of the house.
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To prevent any damage to this wonderful landmark...
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But the theater's a landmark.
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My store is a landmark in New Rochelle.
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Now, if you don't know this landmark, this is the Golden Gate Bridge, and it's located in San Francisco.
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The businesses in town served as key landmarks for other longtime residents.
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This is the Aqueduct of Valenz, a landmark in modern Istanbul.
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Our research reveals that these features include recognizable landmarks, places to socialize, and age-specific services.
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Synonyms
An object placed to show a position, boundary or route
A well known place or building that many people recognize
A famous place or building in a town that people easily recognize
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Etymology
Landmark comes from the simple parts land and mark, which together mean 'a mark on the land' used to show a place or boundary. So a landmark is a visible object you can use to find or describe a location.