milepost

[ mahyl-pohst ]
/ ˈmaɪlˌpoʊst /
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noun

any of a series of posts set up to mark distance by miles, as along a highway, or an individual post showing the distance to or from a place.
a notable point or significant event in the progress or development of something; milestone.

Origin of milepost

An Americanism dating back to 1760–70; mile + post1

Words nearby milepost

mile-marker, mileage, mileage ticket, milelong, mileometer, milepost, miler, miles, miles and miles, miles gloriosus, miles to go before i sleep

Words related to milepost

memorial, museum, milestone, tree, monument, marker, watershed, anniversary, breakthrough, landmark, occasion, event, discovery, affair, episode, circumstance, time, moment, experience, scene

Example sentences from the Web for milepost

  • Close to the line was a milepost indicating that a certain Dutch town was two miles west.

    World's War Events, Vol. II |Various

  • It is the milepost between the time that was and the time that is, that flask, and to it we owe the single standard of drinking.

    Nonsenseorship |G. G. Putnam and Others

  • Each major step was a milepost in the developing unity, strength and resolute will of the free nations.

    State of the Union Addresses of Harry S. Truman |Harry S. Truman

  • I am sure no man of brilliant mind can pass this milepost and not hitch his team and do some precious loading.

    Philosophy of Osteopathy |Andrew T. Still

British Dictionary definitions for milepost

milepost
/ (ˈmaɪlˌpəʊst) /

noun

horse racing a marking post on a racecourse a mile before the finishing line
mainly US and Canadian a signpost that shows the distance in miles to or from a place Also called (esp Brit): milestone