waymarkn.

Brit.

/ˈweɪmɑːk/, U.S.

/ˈweɪˌmɑrk/

Forms: see way n.¹ and mark n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: way n.¹, mark n.¹

Etymology: < way n.¹ + mark n.¹ Compare earlier landmark n. 2 and sea-mark n. 2.

A conspicuous object which serves as a guide to travellers; a landmark. In later use also: a signpost or other marker used to guide walkers. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > [noun] > that which guides or leads > landmark

marka1398

landmark1570

waymark1611

clue1840

waymarker1867

1611 Bible (King James) Jer. xxxi. 21 Set thee vp way-marke [Heb. ṣīyunīm] .

a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 2 Wherein it seems there was continual fire kept for the Way-mark of Travellers.

1703 R. Thoresby Diary (1830) I. 424 Now it is so naked that there is not so much as one [tree] left for a way-mark.

1780 W. Cowper Progress of Error 117 Is this the path of sanctity? Is this To stand a way-mark in the road to bliss?

1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture I. 19 Survival in Culture, placing all along the course of advancing civilization way-marks full of meaning to those who can decipher their signs.

1899 S. Baring-Gould Bk. of West II. viii. 131 High towers..serve as waymarks over land that was all formerly waste.

1924 A. W. Small Origins Sociol. xv. 236 The speech turns out to have been a waymark in German history.

1960 Guardian 9 Nov. 8/3 People caught in a mist on the Mickledore Ridge..who would never have got to such places unless led by waymarks.

2003 New Yorker 24 Nov. 90/2 Suddenly you were in a pathless scrubland with no waymarks.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

waymarkv.

Brit.

/ˈweɪmɑːk/, U.S.

/ˈweɪˌmɑrk/

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: waymark n.

Etymology: < waymark n. Compare earlier waymarker n.

transitive. To provide or identify (a path) with waymarks; to mark out (a route). Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > show (the way) [verb (transitive)] > provide or identify with landmark

waymark1900

landmark1921

1900 New Eng. Mag. 21 294/1 To the traveller bound north to New Hampshire's beautiful lake lands, giving promise of loftier grandeur beyond, waymarked by memorials of those rugged events of historical import just visible in the dimness of distance called time.

1917 Rec. Christian Work Dec. 821/2 Our space permits us only to indicate the drift of religious thinking, which will be waymarked by those mentioned.

1960 Guardian 5 Nov. 6/3 The Ramblers' Association..is cleft..over the question of ‘waymarking’ paths and routes by means of blobs of coloured paint.

2010 Countryfile Feb. (following p. 66) A cross-path waymarked by the Peak and Northern Footpaths Society.

Derivatives

ˈwaymarked adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > [adjective] > marked or signposted

signposted1907

waymarked1973

1973 Village Autumn 51 Walkers on the Continent or in America find themselves well supplied with long-distance trails and with waymarked paths in tourist areas.

1988 Holiday Which? Jan. 12/3 A visitor and wildlife centre, where waymarked forest trails begin and end.

2010 Independent 23 Apr. (Viewspaper section) 6/5 France has far more waymarked walking routes than Britain has rights of way.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	waymark
释义	waymarkn. Brit. /ˈweɪmɑːk/, U.S. /ˈweɪˌmɑrk/ Forms: see way n.¹ and mark n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: way n.¹, mark n.¹ Etymology: < way n.¹ + mark n.¹ Compare earlier landmark n. 2 and sea-mark n. 2. A conspicuous object which serves as a guide to travellers; a landmark. In later use also: a signpost or other marker used to guide walkers. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > [noun] > that which guides or leads > landmark marka1398 landmark1570 waymark1611 clue1840 waymarker1867 1611 Bible (King James) Jer. xxxi. 21 Set thee vp way-marke [Heb. ṣīyunīm] . View more context for this quotation a1656 Bp. J. Hall Shaking of Olive-tree (1660) ii. 2 Wherein it seems there was continual fire kept for the Way-mark of Travellers. 1703 R. Thoresby Diary (1830) I. 424 Now it is so naked that there is not so much as one [tree] left for a way-mark. 1780 W. Cowper Progress of Error 117 Is this the path of sanctity? Is this To stand a way-mark in the road to bliss? 1871 E. B. Tylor Primitive Culture I. 19 Survival in Culture, placing all along the course of advancing civilization way-marks full of meaning to those who can decipher their signs. 1899 S. Baring-Gould Bk. of West II. viii. 131 High towers..serve as waymarks over land that was all formerly waste. 1924 A. W. Small Origins Sociol. xv. 236 The speech turns out to have been a waymark in German history. 1960 Guardian 9 Nov. 8/3 People caught in a mist on the Mickledore Ridge..who would never have got to such places unless led by waymarks. 2003 New Yorker 24 Nov. 90/2 Suddenly you were in a pathless scrubland with no waymarks. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). waymarkv. Brit. /ˈweɪmɑːk/, U.S. /ˈweɪˌmɑrk/ Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: waymark n. Etymology: < waymark n. Compare earlier waymarker n. transitive. To provide or identify (a path) with waymarks; to mark out (a route). Also figurative. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > show (the way) [verb (transitive)] > provide or identify with landmark waymark1900 landmark1921 1900 New Eng. Mag. 21 294/1 To the traveller bound north to New Hampshire's beautiful lake lands, giving promise of loftier grandeur beyond, waymarked by memorials of those rugged events of historical import just visible in the dimness of distance called time. 1917 Rec. Christian Work Dec. 821/2 Our space permits us only to indicate the drift of religious thinking, which will be waymarked by those mentioned. 1960 Guardian 5 Nov. 6/3 The Ramblers' Association..is cleft..over the question of ‘waymarking’ paths and routes by means of blobs of coloured paint. 2010 Countryfile Feb. (following p. 66) A cross-path waymarked by the Peak and Northern Footpaths Society. Derivatives ˈwaymarked adj. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > guidance in travel > [adjective] > marked or signposted signposted1907 waymarked1973 1973 Village Autumn 51 Walkers on the Continent or in America find themselves well supplied with long-distance trails and with waymarked paths in tourist areas. 1988 Holiday Which? Jan. 12/3 A visitor and wildlife centre, where waymarked forest trails begin and end. 2010 Independent 23 Apr. (Viewspaper section) 6/5 France has far more waymarked walking routes than Britain has rights of way. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1611v.1900
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