seamark

See also: sea mark

English

Alternative forms

• sea mark

Etymology

From sea +‎ mark. Compare landmark.

Noun

seamark (plural seamarks)

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.
   • 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:

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

Translations

elevated object on land

• Bulgarian: ориентир (bg) m (orientir)
• Finnish: maamerkki (fi)
• Swedish: sjömärke (sv) n (figuratively)

beacon, buoy etc.

• Bulgarian: фар (bg) m (far), маяк (bg) m (majak)
• Finnish: merimerkki (fi)
• Polish: baka (pl) f, stawa (pl) f
• Swedish: sjömärke (sv) n

Anagrams

• Amakers