Both Uses of
landmark
in
A White Heron, by Sarah Orne Jewett
- But the stately head of this old pine towered above them all and made a landmark for sea and shore miles and miles away.
Part 2 *landmark = something easily recognized (such as a geographic feature) -- especially one that helps one to know where she is
- a white spot of him like a single floating feather comes up from the dead hemlock and grows larger, and rises, and comes close at last, and goes by the landmark pine with steady sweep of wing and outstretched slender neck and crested head.†
Part 2
Definition:
an important event or achievement
or:
a well-known feature or structure used for navigation or recognition
or:
a well-known feature or structure used for navigation or recognition