n.
1.the position of a prominent or well-known object in a particular landscape
2.an event marking a unique or important historical change of course or one on which important developments depend
3.a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land
4.an anatomical structure used as a point of origin in locating other anatomical structures (as in surgery) or as point from which measurements can be taken
Idiom of the Day
throw away a chance
to fail to make use of a chance or opportunity
My cousin threw away a chance to get a good education when he quit school to work.