"placemark" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: placemarks [plural]
Etymology: place + mark Etymology templates: {{compound|en|place|mark}} place + mark Head templates: {{en-noun}} placemark (plural placemarks)
  1. A marker indicating a place on a map or elsewhere. Synonyms: placemarker
    Sense id: en-placemark-en-noun-QVtJ1Ns3

Verb

Forms: placemarks [present, singular, third-person], placemarking [participle, present], placemarked [participle, past], placemarked [past]
Etymology: place + mark Etymology templates: {{compound|en|place|mark}} place + mark Head templates: {{en-verb}} placemark (third-person singular simple present placemarks, present participle placemarking, simple past and past participle placemarked)
  1. (transitive) To indicate (a place on a map) by means of a marker. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-placemark-en-verb-vAh7r567 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 66

Inflected forms

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