Milepost

//ˈmaɪlˌpoʊst// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A post on a highway, often with one or more fingerposts, showing the distance in miles to nearby places.
  2. 2
    stone post at side of a road to show distances wordnet
  3. 3
    A sign or post beside a railway marking the distance from the (actual or nominal) start of a line (usually the principal terminus or junction with a more major line).

    "But beyond these cut-offs, to avoid the wholesale alteration of all mileposting and mileages—of bridges and culverts, for example—the original mileposts have remained unaltered."

Verb
  1. 1
    To place mileposts along (a road, etc.). intransitive, transitive

Synonyms

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milestonearrowbalusterbalustradebanisterbench mark

Example

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"But beyond these cut-offs, to avoid the wholesale alteration of all mileposting and mileages—of bridges and culverts, for example—the original mileposts have remained unaltered."

Etymology

From mile + post.

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