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waymark

British  
/ ˈweɪˌmɑːk /

noun

  1. a symbol or signpost marking the route of a footpath

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The meal’s first course, sakizuke, is like a waymark on a map: You are here.

From The New Yorker

At 06:00 BST the following morning, Mr Waymark was getting ready to swim the Channel.

From BBC

Douglas Waymark, from Cheltenham, got into difficulty about half way across, 12 nautical miles from Dover.

From BBC

Ms Lewis said Mr Waymark had set off in "very good spirits".

From BBC

Waymark, who had previously reached the summit of Mount Everest, was taking part in the near-300-mile Enduroman Arch To Arc triathlon when he got into difficulty on Monday night.

From The Guardian