seamark

American  

[see-mahrk] / ˈsiˌmɑrk /

noun

1. a conspicuous object on land, visible from the sea, serving to guide or warn mariners, as a beacon.

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seamark British  

/ ˈsiːˌmɑːk /

noun

1. nautical an aid to navigation, such as a conspicuous object on a shore used as a guide

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Etymology

Origin of seamark

First recorded in 1475–85; sea + mark ¹

Example Sentences

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seamark

The ruins of the Cistercian Church which once graced this shore and raised above the trees its lighthouse tower, a seamark by day and a beacon by night, are among the loveliest in Wessex.

From Wanderings in Wessex An Exploration of the Southern Realm from Itchen to Otter by Holmes, Edric

But ah, bright forelock, cluster that you are Of favoured make and mind and health and youth, Where lies your landmark, seamark, or soul's star?

From Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins Now First Published by Bridges, Robert Seymour

The Victory was one landmark, or seamark, if you please, and this flagship was another.

From My Year of the War Including an Account of Experiences with the Troops in France and the Record of a Visit to the Grand Fleet Which is Here Given for the First Time in its Complete Form by Palmer, Frederick

At Racton to the north-east is the well-known seamark tower used by mariners in the navigation of the channels of Chichester Harbour.

From Seaward Sussex The South Downs from End to End by Holmes, Edric

The sound of the strokes recalled his mind for the moment to those early days, when the ambition for a seat in Parliament had been the very seamark of his utmost sail.

From The Dictator by McCarthy, Justin