seamark

See also: sea mark

English

Alternative forms

sea mark

Etymology

sea +‎ mark. Compare landmark.

Noun

seamark (plural seamarks)

Any elevated object on land which serves as a guide to mariners, such as a hill or steeple.
A beacon, buoy, etc. placed in the sea to aid navigation.
- 1608, William Shakespeare, The Tragedy of Coriolanus, V. iii. 74:
  Like a great sea-mark, standing every flaw, / And saving those that eye thee!

Translations

elevated object on land

Finnish: maamerkki (fi)

beacon, buoy etc.

Finnish: merimerkki (fi)

Anagrams

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