landmark
/ˈlændmɑɹk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.89 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.
noun
A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.
Example Sentences
- "Anyone have any weird landmarks they often remember seeing along roads in the olden days?"
- "Pilots flew at relatively low altitudes to identify ground landmarks, such as railroad tracks, rivers, highways, and distinctive towns."
- "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."
- "an important landmark in human history"
- "a landmark paper in neurosurgery"
- "a landmark ruling/case"
Etymology
From Middle English *landmark, from Old English landmearc (“boundary”), from Proto-West Germanic *landamarku (“boundary, landmark”). Equivalent to land + mark. Cognate with German Landmarke (“landmark”), Danish landemærke (“landmark”), Swedish landmärke (“landmark”), Norwegian landemerke (“landmark”) and Faroese landamark (“land frontier”). Compare also Middle English londes-mark (“boundary”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: *landmark, landmearc, *landamarku
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlændmɑɹk/
- British English: /ˈlændmɑːk/
Usage
- American usage