local landmark
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3.2
- noun
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punto de referencia local
- Otherwise, go on the scenic route and enjoy seeing some of the local landmarks.
If they migrate at night, they will recognise local landmarks.
- If they migrate at night, they will recognise local landmarks.
Examples
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Local landmarks such as old homesteads, farms, and school buildings are sometimes used rather than street names to note locations.
Academic text (2016) -
The Space Shuttle will make its final historic flight over the city of Los Angeles and several local landmarks prior to landing at Los Angeles International.
Blog text (21) -
High Point Farm had been a local landmark long before my parents bought and partly restored it, of course.
Fiction book (2001) -
The Spanish Peaks have long served as local landmarks.
Academic text (1998) -
This is a highly valued local landmark, Houston's last operating historic movie theater, and it is paying its rent and doing a healthy business.
Blog text (17) -
The photographs give visual information about intersections or local landmarks.
Academic text (2007) -
So, at the end of a cross-country trip, have you ever taken a moment to use your cell phone camera to snap an arm's-length picture of yourself in front of whatever local landmark there may be?
Blog text (29) -
Vandals for veganism struck a blow against a global fast food corporation, but in the process, they destroyed a storied local landmark.
Blog text (8) -
Social studies teachers will use GPS and GIS units to map local landmarks and study their historical and current social significance, and will present their findings at a Social Studies Multimedia Fair in August.
Academic text (2007) -
The Red Bar is a local landmark known for its food and entertainment.
Synonyms
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3.5
An easy to see object used to find or show a place
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1.7
A well known place or building that many people recognize
Antonyms
How Prominent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly and transparently composed from 'local' (pertaining to a particular area) and 'landmark' (a recognizable reference point), so a learner who knows both words can infer 'a well-known place in the area.' This noun–noun modifier pattern is a regular, cross-linguistic compositional structure in English, making the expression immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Local landmark comes from the old idea of a clear landmark, like a tall tree, rock, or building people used to 'find their way' in a town. Because that thing was well known to people in the local area, the term now means 'easy to recognize' and a place everyone knows.