| 单词 | skymark |
| 释义 | > as lemmasskymark skymark n. [after landmark n.] a prominent or conspicuous object in, or standing out against, the sky; esp. one which aids navigation or orientation, or is strongly identified with a particular area. ΘΚΠ the world > space > shape > [noun] > contour(s) > of light against dark > against the sky skymark1838 sky blotch1862 skyline1875 1838 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. 43 598/2 Object after object passed by in endless succession, all to be noted..as land-marks, or sky-marks, for his return! 1856 D. M. Mulock John Halifax I. x. 219 The four tall Italian poplars..were our landmarks—and skymarks too. 1928 Times 19 Oct. 15/1 A storey a week and 50, even 60, storeys in a year—in no time at all there is a new ‘skymark’. 2015 East York Mirror (Nexis) 19 Aug. 1 Both the flying saucer-shaped library and Pylon sculpture remain landmarks in East York, or perhaps Gladstone's Pylon may be considered a skymark. < as lemmas |
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