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signpost - 4 dictionary results

sign⋅post

[sahyn-pohst]
–noun
1. a post bearing a sign that gives information or guidance.
2. any immediately perceptible indication, obvious clue, etc.
–verb (used with object)
3. to provide (a place, route, etc.) with signposts.

Origin:
1610–20; sign + post 1
sign·post   (sīn'pōst')   
n.  
  1. A post supporting a sign that has information or directions.
  2. An indication, sign, or guide.

Signpost

Sign"post`\, n. A post on which a sign hangs, or on which papers are placed to give public notice of anything.
Language Translation for : signpost
Spanish: poste indicador,
German: der Wegweiser,
Japanese: 道標

signpost 
1620, "sign on a post, usually indicating an inn or shop," from sign (n.) + post (n.). Meaning "guide- or direction-post along a road" is attested from 1863. Fig. sense is from 1889.
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