What does "guideboard" mean?

A board, as upon a guidepost bearing road directions.

What is a synonym for "guideboard"?

Common synonyms include: arrow, blaze, direction, fist, guide, guidepost.

Guideboard

noun

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Noun

1
A board, as upon a guidepost bearing road directions.
"they cannot go astray so long as they carry their guideboard about with them - a delusion we often practise upon ourselves with our high and mighty reason"

Synonyms

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arrow blaze direction fist guide guidepost

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"they cannot go astray so long as they carry their guideboard about with them - a delusion we often practise upon ourselves with our high and mighty reason"

Etymology

From guide + board.

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