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sign·post
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ˈsaɪnˌpoʊst
/
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[
sahyn
-pohst
]
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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
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signpost
(ˈsaɪnˌpəʊst)
—
n
1.
a post bearing a sign that shows the way, as at a roadside
2.
something that serves as a clue or indication; sign
—
vb
3.
to mark with signposts
4.
to indicate direction towards:
the camp site is signposted from the road
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The
signpost
sales are not advertised to the public and knowledge of them is
transferred via word of mouth.
It was not so much an actual date as a
signpost
indicating the distant future.
We tend to get stuck at some
signpost
, proclaiming it the ultimate light.
Damaged breakaway
signpost
s may be made into
signpost
stubs.
Choosing the best
signpost
depends on the expected snow depth.
Every side road had a
signpost
warning of the unwisdom of photography and the presence of military installations.
For deeper snow, a much taller fixed wooden
signpost
may be needed.
In that sense, the debate is a
signpost
to the party's future.
For him the netsuke, so small and captivating, were not enough as a mere
signpost
to a family history.
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