landmark
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Wikipedia landmark (plural landmarks)
- a recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation
- Anyone have any weird landmarks they often remember seeing along roads in the olden days? — [1]
- a notable building or place with historical, cultural, or geographical significance
- Putting together a list of landmarks for Bangalore was not the easiest task." — [2]
- a major or important item, denoting a change of direction or marking a beginning or an end
- He called the overthrow of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and the recent elections in Afghanistan landmark events in the history of liberty. — [3]
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a recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation
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a notable building or place
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a major or important item
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landmark (third-person singular simple present landmarks, present participle landmarking, simple past and past participle landmarked)
- (US) To officially designate a site or building as a landmark.
- 2007 March 25, Jeff Vandam, “Preservationists’ Rallying Cry”, 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.
- 2007 March 25, Jeff Vandam, “Preservationists’ Rallying Cry”, New York Times:
