landmark
US: /ˈɫændˌmɑɹk/
UK: /lˈændmɑːk/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
landmark /'lændmɑ:k/- danh từ
- mốc bờ (để dẫn đường cho các thuỷ thủ từ ngoài khơi hướng về đất liền)
- mốc ranh giới, giới hạn
- mốc, bước ngoặc
- the October Revolution is a great landmark in the history of mankind: cuộc cách mạng tháng Mười là một bước ngoặc lớn trong lịch sử loài người
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun1 something, such as a large building, that you can see clearly from a distance and that will help you to know where you are: The Empire State Building is a familiar landmark on the New York skyline.
2 ~ (in sth) an event, a discovery, an invention, etc. that marks an important stage in sth: The ceasefire was seen as a major landmark in the fight against terrorism. + a landmark decision / ruling in the courts
3 (especially AmE) a building or a place that is very important because of its history, and that should be preserved
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 feature, guide, guidepost; identification:
The tower serves as a landmark for those seeking the castle.
2 turning-point, watershed, milestone, monument:
His essay remains a landmark in philosophical thought.
attributive
3 critical, crucial, pivotal, important, historic, significant, precedent-setting, momentous, notable, noteworthy, major:
This stands out as a landmark decision in the annals of criminal law.
Collocation
1 feature of the landscape
ADJ.
distinctive, prominent | famous, well-known | familiar
After twenty years, all the familiar landmarks had disappeared.
| local | historic
VERB + LANDMARK
recognize
PREP.
~ for
The tower was once a landmark for ships.
2 important stage in the development of sth
ADJ.
great, important, major, significant
VERB + LANDMARK
be, represent
The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.
LANDMARK + NOUN
decision, ruling
a landmark decision on the legal status of a foetus
| case
PREP.
~ in
The film is an important landmark in the history of the cinema.
Concise dictionary
landmarks'lændmɑrk /-mɑːknoun
+the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape
+an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
+a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land
+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
