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. Deut. 19.2. In navigation, any elevated object on land that serves as a guide to seamen.
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