The Golden Gate Bridge is a famous landmark in San Francisco. The battlefield is a national historical landmark. The moon landing is a landmark in space exploration. The decision was a landmark in legal history.
Recent Examples on the WebCongress also passed a pair of landmark bills in the past month that could reshape the economy and reduce carbon emissions. Josh Boak And Hannah Fingerhut, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Sep. 2022 Part of that can be tied to behavioral differences between the wealthiest and poorest, especially smoking, obesity and exercise, according to a landmark 2016 study in the Journal of American Medicine, or JAMA.jsonline.com, 15 Sep. 2022 Congress also passed a pair of landmark bills in the past month that could reshape the economy and reduce carbon emissions.Time, 15 Sep. 2022 The theater received state and city landmark status in 1983. Rachel Desantis, Peoplemag, 14 Sep. 2022 In August, Biden signed the CHIPS Act, a landmark investment in domestic semiconductor manufacturing. Prarthana Prakash, Fortune, 13 Sep. 2022 Renowned architect Jack Franzen built the home for late businessman Mickey Herbert and his wife, Jackie, who were inspired by the Vanderbilt’s landmark Shelburne Farms estate on Lake Champlain in upstate New York. Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2022 President Joe Biden this summer signed a landmark bill into law allowing Medicare to negotiate the price of prescription drugs. Amanda Seitz, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022 Slick coffee-table books about landmark sneakers and their advertising campaigns have become best sellers.New York Times, 10 Sep. 2022 See More
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of landmark was before the 12th century