Guidepost

//ˈɡaɪdˌpoʊst//

Synonyms for "guidepost" (37 found)

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Closest matches (8)

signpost arrow blaze compass needle courier coxswain direction direction post

Strong matches (11)

drover finger post fist goatherd guide guideboard hand helmsman herd herdsman

Noun(1 words)

guideline

Related words (18)

hour hand index index finger landmark lead lubber line mercury milepost minute hand navigator needle pilot pointer shepherd signboard steersman

Noun(2 words)

rule of thumb signpost

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

3 entries

regulation rule sign

Synonyms

1 entries

signpost

derived from

2 entries

guide post

is a

2 entries

physical information bearing object rule

related to

3 entries

guidance guideline signpost

Translations

4 translations across 3 languages.

Bulgarian

1 entries

пътепоказател noun (a signpost)

Finnish

1 entries

opaste noun (a signpost)

Polish

2 entries

drogowskaz noun (a signpost)
kierunkowskaz noun (a signpost)

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Wine is the most reliable guidepost, since it advertises the joy, the sincere gaiety, the happiness to come.

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