HyperDic: bench_mark

English > 1 sense of the expression *bench mark*:
NOUN	communication	bench mark, benchmark	a surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point

English > *bench mark*: 1 sense > noun 1, communication
Meaning	A surveyor's mark on a permanent object of predetermined position and elevation used as a reference point.
Synonym	benchmark
Broader	reference point, point of reference, reference	An indicator that orients you generally
Spanish	cota