seamark

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noun

Any elevated object on land which serves as a guide to mariners, such as a hill or steeple.

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Meanings

nounseamark (plural seamarks)

plural seamarks · alternative sea mark

  1. Any elevated object on land which serves as a guide to mariners, such as a hill or steeple.
  2. A beacon, buoy, etc. placed in the sea to aid navigation.

    Like a great sea-mark, standing every flaw, / And saving those that eye thee!

    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[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene iii], line 74

Origin

From sea + mark. Compare landmark.

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Translations

Bulgarian ориентир, фар
  • ориентир (orientir)elevated object on land
  • фар (far)beacon, buoy etc.
  • маяк (majak)beacon, buoy etc.
Finnish maamerkki, merimerkki
  • maamerkkielevated object on land
  • merimerkkibeacon, buoy etc.
Polish baka, stawa
  • bakabeacon, buoy etc.
  • stawabeacon, buoy etc.
Swedish sjömärke, sjömärke
  • sjömärkeelevated object on land
  • sjömärkebeacon, buoy etc.
Cite this entry
APA

seamark. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seamark

MLA

“seamark.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seamark. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “seamark,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/seamark.

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