LAND'MARK, n. land and mark.
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.
Thou shalt not remove thy neighbor's landmark. Deuteronomy 19 .
2. In navigation, any elevated object on land that serves as a guide to seamen.
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