milepost

[ mahyl-pohst ]
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noun
  1. 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.

  2. a notable point or significant event in the progress or development of something; milestone.

Origin of milepost

1
An Americanism dating back to 1760–70; mile + post1

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How to use milepost in a sentence

  • It marks a white milepost in the onward and upward march of Freedom.

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

  • I asked him to indicate what in his opinion would be the next great milepost of Smuts' progress.

    An African Adventure | Isaac F. Marcosson
  • 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
  • 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
  1. horse racing a marking post on a racecourse a mile before the finishing line

  2. mainly US and Canadian a signpost that shows the distance in miles to or from a place: Also called (esp Brit): milestone

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