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Landmark vs Flagship - What's the difference?

landmark | flagship |

As nouns the difference between landmark and flagship

is that landmark is a recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation while flagship is in a maritime fleet, the ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.

As a verb landmark

is to officially designate a site or building as a landmark.

landmark

English

Alternative forms

* land mark

Noun

(wikipedia landmark) (en noun)
  • A recognizable natural or man-made feature used for navigation.
  • * Anyone have any weird landmarks they often remember seeing along roads in the olden days? — [http://groups-beta.google.com/group/misc.transport.road/msg/59ea1e6fe80efd60]
  • A notable location with historical, cultural, or geographical significance.
  • * ''Putting together a list of landmarks for Bangalore was not the easiest task." — [http://www.rediff.com/travel/1996/banland.htm]
  • A major, important event.
  • * He called the overthrow of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein and the recent elections in Afghanistan landmark events in the history of liberty. — [http://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/18/bush.troops/]

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (US) To officially designate a site or building as a landmark.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=March 25, author=Jeff Vandam, title=Preservationists’ Rallying Cry, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=“Permitted demolition or stripping rarely occurs on landmarked buildings,” she said. Ms. de Bourbon also noted that the city already requires the Buildings Department to hold permits for 40 days for “calendared” properties — those currently under landmarks consideration — so the commission has a chance to designate them.}}

    flagship

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia flagship)
  • In a maritime fleet, the ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.
  • The most important one out of a related group.
    • The retail company's store in London is their flagship .

    Usage notes

    The word (flagship) is often used as an attributive noun, as in: : The company’s shop in London is their flagship store. Although this usage looks like an adjective, it is not, and should not be confused with that part of speech.

    Synonyms

    * (most important one) chief, primary, principal, showcase