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seamark

seamark noun: any elevated object on land which serves as a guide to mariners, such as a hill or steeple.

Noun

seamark (plural seamarks)

  1. Any elevated object on land which serves as a guide to mariners, such as a hill or steeple.
  2. A beacon, buoy, etc. placed in the sea to aid navigation.
    • Like a great sea-mark, standing every flaw, / And saving those that eye thee!c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Forms of seamark

pluralseamarks
alternative formsea mark

Origin of seamark

From sea + mark. Compare landmark.

Questions about seamark

What does seamark mean?
Seamark means any elevated object on land which serves as a guide to mariners, such as a hill or steeple.
What part of speech is seamark?
Seamark is a noun.
What is the plural of seamark?
The plural of seamark is seamarks.

Words near seamark in the dictionary

  1. Seamans
  2. seamanship
  3. seamanships
  4. seamare
  5. seamares
  6. seamark
  7. seamarks
  8. seamed
  9. seamed stocking
  10. seamed stockings
  11. seamen

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