seamark
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See also: sea mark
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From 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.
- c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , line 74:
- Like a great sea-mark, standing every flaw, / And saving those that eye thee!
Translations
elevated object on land
beacon, buoy etc.