milepost

English

Etymology

mile +‎ post

Noun

milepost (plural mileposts)

  1. A post on a highway, often with one or more fingerposts, showing the distance in miles to nearby places
  2. (rail transport) 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)

Translations
post on a highway

Verb

milepost (third-person singular simple present mileposts, present participle mileposting, simple past and past participle mileposted)

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

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