Antonyms for landmark

Grammar : Noun

Spell : land-mahrk

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlændˌmɑrk

whole

Definition of landmark

Origin : Old English landmearc, from land (n.) + mearc (see mark (n.1)). Originally "object set up to mark the boundaries of a kingdom, estate, etc.;" general sense of "conspicuous object in a landscape" is from 1560s. Modern figurative sense of "event, etc., considered a high point in history" is from 1859.

noun historical or notable sight
noun turning point

Example sentences :

In the morning some peak in the blue distance would be noted as a landmark.
Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace

And eagerly he recognized, and loved, every landmark on the road.
Extract from : « A Boy I Knew and Four Dogs » by Laurence Hutton

"Yander's Jemmy-Danny-Billy's," they would say, and steer home by that landmark.
Extract from : « The Little Manx Nation - 1891 » by Hall Caine

Tom was at the masthead, endeavouring to pick up some landmark.
Extract from : « The Last Voyage » by Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey

The church is cruciform, and its spire the landmark for the surrounding country.
Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook

They were determined to find that landmark and strike out for it.
Extract from : « When the West Was Young » by Frederick R. Bechdolt

They destroyed the aliso and there was no other landmark to steer by.
Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan

Why, if it had a landmark like that there should be no trouble.
Extract from : « The Treasure Trail » by Marah Ellis Ryan

It is a new thing in our history and a landmark in our progress.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) » by Various

At dusk the fog was so thick that every landmark had been blotted from sight.
Extract from : « Billy Topsail & Company » by Norman Duncan

Synonyms for landmark

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