LANDMARK
Scrabble letter values: L1A1N1D2M3A1R1K5 = 15
Definition
- noun the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape.
- noun an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend. — synonyms: turning_point, watershed
- noun a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land.
- noun 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.
Examples
- “the church steeple provided a convenient landmark”
- “the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations”
- “a landmark paper in neurosurgery”