landmark

Senso (Inglese)

Noun

1. (historical) An object that marks the boundary of a piece of land (usually a stone, or a tree).
2. A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.
3. A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.
4. (also, attributive, figuratively) A major event or discovery.

Verb

To officially designate a site or building as a landmark.

Concetti

pietra miliare

punto di riferimento

pietra migliare

monumento

svolta

paletto

paracarro

tappa

pietra confinaria

mucchio di pietre

pila di pietre

bile

svolta decisiva

confine

limite

sinonimi

milestone

boundary stone

abuttal

sight

watershed

turning point

sightseeing

boundary

boundary post

reference point

showplace

object of interest

place of interest

tourist feature

phase

plant

🌱

point of reference

mearstone

meerestone

buoy

boundary marker

sign

border

bile

welt

boundary mark

merestone

terminus boundary marker

spar buoy

kilometer stone

milliarium

pile of stones

boundary-line

remarkable sight

surveying rod

gall

mark

diacritic

monument

monumental

Traduzioni

mojón

Grenzstein

repère

point de repère

mijlpaal

hito

marco

ορόσημο

Wahrzeichen

Orientierungspunkt

jalon

amer

Sehenswürdigkeit

Meilenstein

Markstein

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈlændmɑɹk/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Ereditato da inglese medio: *landmark

Ereditato da inglese antico: landmearc

Affine tedesco: Landmarke

Affine danese: landemærke

Affine svedese: landmärke

Affine norvegese: landemerke

Affine faroese: landamark

In summary

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”).

Frasi

A triple-arched highrise building is a noticeable landmark at the intersection .

Un edificio di Highrise a triplo arco è un punto di riferimento evidente all'incrocio.

A column fragment of Wawel Castle has been incorporated into Chicago's landmark Tribune Tower .

Un frammento di colonna del castello di Wawel è stato incorporato nella Tribune Tower di Chicago.