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English to English noun
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the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape |  | Example: the church steeple provided a convenient landmark
source: wordnet30
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an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend | | Example: the agreement was a watershed in the history of both nations
source: wordnet30
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a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land | | source: wordnet30
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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 | | source: wordnet30
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A mark to designate the boundary of land; any mark or fixed object (as a marked tree, a stone, a ditch, or a heap of stones) by which the limits of a farm, a town, or other portion of territory may be known and preserved. | | source: webster1913
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