milestone

[ mahyl-stohn ]

/ ˈmaɪlˌstoʊn /

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noun

a stone functioning as a milepost.

a significant event or stage in the life, progress, development, or the like of a person, nation, etc.: Her getting the job of supervisor was a milestone in her career.

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Origin of milestone

First recorded in 1740–50; mile + stone

Words nearby milestone

Miles, miles and miles, miles gloriosus, Milesian, miles to go before I sleep, milestone, Miletus, MILF, milfoil, Milford, Milford Haven

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How to use milestone in a sentence

The oil and gas industry just passed another milestone in the global energy transition.
As Exxon exits the Dow, technology takes over the major stock indices|Michael J. Coren|August 25, 2020|Quartz
While barocaloric materials are less susceptible to fatigue than elastocaloric materials, the new milestones required colossal pressures of thousands of atmospheres.
The Shape-Shifting Squeeze Coolers|Marcus Woo|August 24, 2020|Quanta Magazine
During the last quarter, The New York Times reported the same milestone.
‘It’s less dire than it seemed to be’: How The Wall Street Journal’s digital ads business has weathered the downturn|Lucinda Southern|August 20, 2020|Digiday
More than 4,800 alumni and friends gathered online May 29–31 to celebrate class milestones, explore alumni achievements and faculty research, compete in a trivia face-off, and more.
Take me back to Tech|Tate Ryan-Mosley|August 19, 2020|MIT Technology Review

The market spent the past few days within striking distance of a new high, but falling short of the milestone, until the last minutes of trading Tuesday.
S&P 500 hits a new record, erasing last of pandemic losses|Verne Kopytoff|August 18, 2020|Fortune
That would truly be a milestone to celebrate—until you see what that record “diversity” actually means.
The Unbearable Whiteness of Congress|Dean Obeidallah|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A multi-faceted approach to ensuring students reach the critical milestone of grade level reading by fourth grade.
What It Takes to Fix American Education|Jonah Edelman|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The regal technological milestone was passed as the Queen attended the opening of a new gallery at the Science Museum in London.
One Has Tweeted!|Tom Sykes|October 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In fact, with my most recent birthday, I passed the milestone of having come out of the closet over half my lifetime ago.
Doctors Are Failing Their Gay Patients|Russell Saunders|September 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The moment he was finally able to loop a knot by himself was a milestone, his first step to becoming a man.
Miami’s Chris Bosh Goes High Fashion|Justin Jones|August 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The force of such idealization helped to carry forward the human race to a new milestone on the path of progress.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock
In 1771 a Roman milestone of the time of Hadrian (76-138) was discovered at a spot two miles from Leicester.
The Towns of Roman Britain|James Oliver Bevan
He saw my look and said, "Oops, I mean this milestone in paper technology once it is announced to the world."
The Professional Approach|Charles Leonard Harness
And I ask myself again, Is75 this a new phase of life into which I have entered,—a new milestone left behind?
The Wasted Generation|Owen Johnson
This has been interpreted as the inscription of a certain Notus; but others have regarded it as simply a Roman milestone.
The Cornwall Coast|Arthur L. Salmon

British Dictionary definitions for milestone

milestone

/ (ˈmaɪlˌstəʊn) /

noun

a stone pillar that shows the distance in miles to or from a place

a significant event in life, history, etc

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