landmark 音标拼音: [l'ændm
, ɑrk]
n . 界标;陆上明显标志;里程碑
界标;陆上明显标志;里程碑
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 of course or one on which important developments depend ; "
the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations "
[
synonym : {
landmark }, {
turning point }, {
watershed }]
3 :
a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land 4 :
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 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 .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
Any conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide ;
some prominent object ,
as a hill or steeple .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
A structure that has special significance ,
such as a building with historical associations ;
especially ,
a building that is protected from destruction or alteration by special laws intended to preserve structures of historical significance ;
as ,
a landmark preservation law .
[
PJC ]
4 .
An event or accomplishment of great significance ;
as ,
Brown v .
Board of Education was a landmark of the civil rights movement .
Also used attributively ,
as a landmark court decision .
[
PJC ]
{
Landmarks of history },
important events by which eras or conditions are determined .
[
1913 Webster ]
68 Moby Thesaurus words for "
landmark ":
bench mark ,
bookmark ,
cairn ,
cardinal point ,
catstone ,
chief thing ,
climax ,
core ,
cornerstone ,
crisis ,
critical ,
critical point ,
crucial ,
crux ,
essence ,
essential ,
essential matter ,
feature ,
fundamental ,
gist ,
gravamen ,
great point ,
guide ,
guidepost ,
heart ,
high point ,
historic ,
identification ,
important ,
important thing ,
issue ,
kernel ,
keystone ,
lighthouse ,
lightship ,
main point ,
main thing ,
major ,
mark ,
marker ,
material point ,
meat ,
menhir ,
milepost ,
milestone ,
momentous ,
monument ,
notable ,
noteworthy ,
nub ,
pharos ,
pith ,
pivot ,
pivotal ,
platform ,
real issue ,
salient point ,
seamark ,
significant ,
sine qua non ,
substance ,
substantive point ,
the bottom line ,
the point ,
tower ,
turning point ,
watchtower ,
watershed
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