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.
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Milepost
/ˈmaɪlˌpoʊst/
Synonyms for "milepost" (66 found)
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5 entriescareer milestonehistorical milestonekilometer markerpolicy milestonescientific milestone
Collocations
6 entriesdistance markerhighway milepostmilepost datamilepost markermilepost numberroad milepost
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
2 entriesmilepost markermilepost markers
Sample sentences
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[...] the 4 miles at 1 in 180 up to Sanquhar were mounted with no greater fall in speed than from 65 to 59 m.p.h., after which, possibly as a result of easing the engine or because the strain on steam supply was beginning to tell, the final 3½ miles up at 1 in 200 up to milepost 59½ were surmounted at a minimum of 49½ m.p.h.
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