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bench mark, benchmark
a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point
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landmark
a mark showing the boundary of a piece of land
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lubber line, lubber's line, lubber's mark, lubber's point
a fixed line on a ship's compass indicating its heading
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mark, target
a reference point to shoot at
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white line
a white stripe in the middle of a road to mark traffic lanes
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buoy
bright-colored; a float attached by rope to the seabed to mark channels in a harbor or underwater hazards
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mearstone, meerestone, merestone
an old term for a landmark that consisted of a pile of stones surmounted by an upright slab
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clout
a target used in archery
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drogue
a funnel-shaped device towed as a target by an airplane
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acoustic buoy
a buoy that can be heard (at night)
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can, can buoy
a buoy with a round bottom and conical top
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conical buoy, nun, nun buoy
a buoy resembling a cone
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spar buoy
a buoy resembling a vertical log
