trace β either of the two straps, ropes, or chains by which a carriage, wagon, or the like is drawn by a harnessed horse or other draft animal.
vestige β a mark, trace, or visible evidence of something that is no longer present or in existence: A few columns were the last vestiges of a Greek temple.
vantage point β a position or place that affords a wide or advantageous perspective; viewpoint: to survey a valley from the vantage point of a high hill.
turning point β a point at which a decisive change takes place; critical point; crisis.
watershed β Chiefly British. the ridge or crest line dividing two drainage areas; water parting; divide.
crisis β A crisis is a situation in which something or someone is affected by one or more very serious problems.
event β A thing that happens, esp. one of importance.
stage β a single step or degree in a process; a particular phase, period, position, etc., in a process, development, or series.
achievement β An achievement is something which someone has succeeded in doing, especially after a lot of effort.
anniversary β An anniversary is a date which is remembered or celebrated because a special event happened on that date in a previous year.
breakthrough β A breakthrough is an important development or achievement.
discovery β the act or an instance of discovering.
landmark β a prominent or conspicuous object on land that serves as a guide, especially to ships at sea or to travelers on a road; a distinguishing landscape feature marking a site or location: The post office served as a landmark for locating the street to turn down.
occasion β a particular time, especially as marked by certain circumstances or occurrences: They met on three occasions.
monument β something erected in memory of a person, event, etc., as a building, pillar, or statue: the Washington Monument.
museum β a building or place where works of art, scientific specimens, or other objects of permanent value are kept and displayed.
tree β Sir Herbert Beerbohm [beer-bohm] /ΛbΙͺΙr boΚm/ (Show IPA), (Herbert Beerbohm) 1853β1917, English actor and theater manager; brother of Max Beerbohm.
battleground β A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
benchmark β A benchmark is something whose quality or quantity is known and which can therefore be used as a standard with which other things can be compared.
bend β When you bend, you move the top part of your body downwards and forwards. Plants and trees also bend.
blaze β When a fire blazes, it burns strongly and brightly.
feature β a prominent or conspicuous part or characteristic: Tall buildings were a new feature on the skyline.
guide β to assist (a person) to travel through, or reach a destination in, an unfamiliar area, as by accompanying or giving directions to the person: He guided us through the forest.
hill β the small hill in Washington, D.C., on which the Capitol stands.
mark β Marcus Alonzo ("Mark") 1837β1904, U.S. merchant and politician: senator 1897β1904.
milepost β any of a series of posts set up to mark distance by miles, as along a highway, or an individual post showing the distance to or from a place.
promontory β a high point of land or rock projecting into the sea or other water beyond the line of coast; a headland.
remnant β a remaining, usually small part, quantity, number, or the like.
ruins β ruins, the remains of a building, city, etc., that has been destroyed or that is in disrepair or a state of decay: We visited the ruins of ancient Greece.
souvenir β a usually small and relatively inexpensive article given, kept, or purchased as a reminder of a place visited, an occasion, etc.; memento.
specimen β a part or an individual taken as exemplifying a whole mass or number; a typical animal, plant, mineral, part, etc.
stone β the hard substance, formed of mineral matter, of which rocks consist.
survival β the act or fact of surviving, especially under adverse or unusual circumstances.
