milepost

[ mahyl-pohst ]

noun

1. any of a series of posts post set up to mark distance by miles, as along a highway, or an individual post showing the distance to or from a place.
2. a notable point or significant event in the progress or development of something; milestone.

milepost

/ ˈmaɪlˌpəʊst /

noun

1. horse racing a marking post on a racecourse a mile before the finishing line
2. a signpost that shows the distance in miles to or from a place Also called (esp Brit)milestone

Word History and Origins

Origin of milepost¹

An Americanism dating back to 1760–70; mile + post ¹

Example Sentences

It starts at milepost 39 on Chena River Road and gains 2,900 feet of elevation.

From Outside Online

The easier access is via Paria River Valley Scenic Backway, a rough dirt road leading north from US-89 at milepost 31, and then walking a short sandy trail and crossing the river.

From Outside Online

Even in a season such as this, a time for drift and going with the flow, it can be useful to search out landmarks to mark the passage of the days, and Monday seemed to be one of those mileposts.

From Washington Post

For many of us at Ars, the big mileposts were abstract—things that happened to other people or society as a whole as we continued to work from home.

From Ars Technica

The incident occurred at milepost 249, just north of Harrisonburg.

From Washington Post

It marks a white milepost in the onward and upward march of Freedom.

From Project Gutenberg

Close to the line was a milepost indicating that a certain Dutch town was two miles west.

From Project Gutenberg

I asked him to indicate what in his opinion would be the next great milepost of Smuts' progress.

From Project Gutenberg

It is the milepost between the time that was and the time that is, that flask, and to it we owe the single standard of drinking.

From Project Gutenberg

I am sure no man of brilliant mind can pass this milepost and not hitch his team and do some precious loading.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

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