(~s)
1.
A ~ is a building or feature which is easily noticed and can be used to judge your position or the position of other buildings or features.
The Ambassador Hotel is a Los Angeles ~.
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2.
You can refer to an important stage in the development of something as a ~.
...a ~ arms control treaty...
The baby was one of the big ~s in our relationship.
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