guidepost

[ gahyd-pohst ]

/ ˈgaɪdˌpoʊst /

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noun

a post, usually mounted on the roadside or at the intersection of two or more roads, bearing a sign for the guidance of travelers.

anything serving as a guide; guideline.

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Origin of guidepost

First recorded in 1755–65; guide + post¹

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Examples from the Web for guidepost

About half a mile from the town a guidepost and two roads, to Edinburgh and Glasgow; we took the left-hand road, to Glasgow.
Journals of Dorothy Wordsworth, Vol. I (of 2)|Dorothy Wordsworth
General Grant was the guidepost of a victorious war, and a landmark of a magnanimous peace.
The Bay State Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3|Various
Then they walked to the angle of the roads where the guidepost stood.
The Shadow of a Crime|Hall Caine
All language can achieve is to act as a guidepost to the imagination enabling the reader to recreate the author's insight.
A Preface to Politics|Walter Lippmann

British Dictionary definitions for guidepost

guidepost

/ (ˈɡaɪdˌpəʊst) /

noun

a sign on a post by a road indicating directions

a principle or guideline

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