BENCH MARK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bench mark mean? 

• BENCH MARK (noun)
  The noun BENCH MARK has 1 sense:

1. a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point

  Familiarity information: BENCH MARK used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BENCH MARK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

bench mark; benchmark

Hypernyms ("bench mark" is a kind of...):

point of reference; reference; reference point (an indicator that orients you generally)