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mile-marker

or mile·mark·er

[ mahyl-mahr-ker ]
/ ˈmaɪlˌmɑr kər /
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noun
a numbered milepost along a highway: used as a way of determining the exact location of a vehicle.
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Also called marker.

Words nearby mile-marker

mild steel, mile, mileage, mileage ticket, milelong, mile-marker, mileometer, milepost, miler, Miles, miles and miles
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How to use mile-marker in a sentence

  • Denney said the sensors were set off near mile marker 352 on Highway 80, outside of Naco at about 1:33 a.m. Tuesday.

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  • Commercial carrier reports near miss sideswipe three minutes ago in blue lane approximately three miles west of mile Marker 957.

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  • The monitors were synchronized with the radiometer and changed view at every ten-mile marker.

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  • You may resume desired speeds and change lanes at mile Marker 95.

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