Waypost

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A sign or other marker that indicates the way along a road or trail.

    "Every few hundred yards on alternate sides of the route, a wooden waypost about a yard high was set into the ground."

  2. 2
    Something that guides or marks the way along a figurative journey; a temporary stopping point. figuratively

    "As society evolves, education must change to keep apace with it, so may this text serve as a waypost, not a goal."

Example

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"Every few hundred yards on alternate sides of the route, a wooden waypost about a yard high was set into the ground."

Etymology

From way + post.

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