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land mark

land mark is the alternative spelling of landmark.

Meaning of landmark

Noun

landmark (plural landmarks)

  1. (historical) An object that marks the boundary of a piece of land (usually a stone, or a tree).
    Synonyms:
    merestone
  2. 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?2005 January 22, misc.transport.road (Usenet)
    Synonyms:
    marker, mark
  3. A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.
    • Founded in 1876 by disheartened gold prospectors, today downtown Rapid City is a mix of historic landmarks such as the 1928 Hotel Alex Johnson and the 1912 Elks Theatre, along with restaurants, coffee shops, specialty stores, boutiques and art galleries that reflect the busy modern city.2025 August 19, Tanya Manus, “‘Far more than just Mount Rushmore’: A closer look at Rapid City”, in CNN, archived from the original on 22 Aug 2025
    Synonyms:
    monument, sight
  4. (also, attributive, figuratively) A major event or discovery.
    • an important landmark in human history
    Synonyms:
    milestone

See all 5 meanings of landmark

Forms of land mark

pluralland marks

Questions about land mark

What is land mark the alternative spelling of?
Land mark is the alternative spelling of landmark.

Words near land mark in the dictionary

  1. land lines
  2. land lobster
  3. land lobsters
  4. land lover
  5. land lovers
  6. land mark
  7. land marks
  8. land mass
  9. land masses
  10. land mile
  11. land miles

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Adapted from Wiktionary: land mark (page history and authors); landmark (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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