Länd'märk, n.

n. [From land and mark, A-S. land-mearc.] 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. xix. 14. 2. (Naut.) Any elevated object on land that serves as a guide to seamen.