landmark

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

land·mark [landmark landmarks] BrE [ˈlændmɑːk] NAmE [ˈlændmɑːrk] noun
1. something, such as a large building, that you can see clearly from a distance and that will help you to know where you are
•The Empire State Building is a familiar landmark on the New York skyline.
2. ~ (in sth) an event, a discovery, an invention, etc. that marks an important stage in sth
Syn: ↑milestone
•The ceasefire was seen as a major landmark in the fight against terrorism.
•a landmark decision/ruling in the courts
3. (especially NAmE)a building or a place that is very important because of its history, and that should be preserved
Syn: ↑monument

Example Bank:
•The Russian Revolution represents a landmark in world history.
•The building has been designated a historical landmark by the Commission.
•The film is an important landmark in the history of the cinema.
•The residents are seeking landmark status for the building.
•The tower was once a landmark for ships.
•a landmark decision on gay marriage
•a landmark decision on the legal status of a foetus
•It disputes many of the findings of Gill's landmark study.
•The magazine's 150th anniversary was an important publishing landmark.
•The trial was seen as a landmark case.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  turning point, watershed