Robert MacfarlaneThe word "landmark" is from the old English "landmearc", meaning 'an object in the landscape which, by its conspicuousness, serves as a guide in the direction of one's course.
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The word landmark is used to describe an elevated structure or object that is visible from a distance and serves as a guide to the direction in which the viewer is heading.
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