mile-marker

American  

[mahyl-mahr-ker] / ˈmaɪlˌmɑr kər /

Or milemarker

noun

1. a numbered milepost along a highway: used as a way of determining the exact location of a vehicle.

---

Example Sentences

The lawsuit represented another mile-marker in a long-running fight over the operation and safety of the decades-old plant, which Newsom says should keep running beyond 2025 to ward off possible blackouts as California transitions to solar and other renewable energy sources.

From Seattle Times

“Inversions are a significant mile-marker for late-cycle transitions, with implications for expected returns and covariances across asset classes. Scope for a more hawkish Fed near term likely exacerbates medium-term risks to the outlook.”

From Reuters

Even when kicking off a triumphant occasion, such as the 60th anniversary of a modern-dance company, which is, by the way, a monumental mile-marker in the economically stressed field of dance.

From Washington Post

“Depending on location and what was taken we can replace the sign or at times leave one blank — so there would be a 419 and 421 mile-marker but not a 420,” she said.

From Seattle Times

The state Department of Transportation has replaced some mile-marker signs with the numbers 68.9 or 419.9, or removed mileposts 69 and 420 altogether, to combat thefts.

From Seattle Times