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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 preserv…

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  1. n. 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.
  2. n. Any conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide; some prominent object, as a hill or steeple.
  3. n. the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape
  4. n. an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
  5. n. a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land
  6. n. 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
  7. 1. 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. 2. Any conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide; some prominent object, as a hill or steeple. Landmarks of history, important events by which eras or conditions are determined.
  8. n:100 n. the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape n. an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend n. a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land n. 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