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1) (an object on land that serves as a guide to seamen or others: The church-tower is a landmark for sailors because it stands on the top of a cliff.) marca, señal2) (an event of great importance.) hitotr['lændmɑːk]■ the Statue of Liberty is New York's most famous landmark la Estatua de la Libertad es el monumento más famoso de Nueva York2 (reference point) punto de referencia■ in the desert there are no landmarks to orient yourself by en el desierto no hay puntos de referencia para orientarse3 figurative use (milestone) hitolandmark ['lænd.mɑrk] n1) : señal f (geográfica), punto m de referencia2) milestone: hito ma landmark in our history: un hito en nuestra historia3) monument: monumento m históricon.• hita s.f.• hito s.m.• linde s.m.• marca de reconocimiento s.f.• mojón s.m.• punto destacado s.m.• señal s.f.['lændmɑːk]N1) (Naut) marca f, señal f fija; (=boundary mark) mojón m2) (=well-known thing) punto m de referencia3) (=important event) hito mto be a landmark in history — marcar un hito en la historia, ser un hito histórico
it was a landmark case — (Jur) el caso sentó precedente
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1) (a stone set up to show distances in miles to various places.) mojón2) (a very important event: The discovery of penicillin was a milestone in medical history.) hitotr['maɪlstəʊn]1 hito, mojón nombre masculino2 figurative use hitomilestone ['maɪl.sto:n] nlandmark: hito m, jalón ma milestone in his life: un hito en su vidan.• acontecimiento importante s.m.• cipo s.m.• hita s.f.• hito s.m.• mojón s.m.• pilar s.m.'maɪlstəʊn['maɪlstǝʊn]N1) (on road) mojón m2) (fig) hito mthese events are milestones in our history — estos acontecimientos marcan un hito en or de nuestra historia
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