signpost

American  

[sahyn-pohst] / ˈsaɪnˌpoʊst /

noun

1. a post bearing a sign that gives information or guidance.

2. any immediately perceptible indication, obvious clue, etc.

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verb (used with object)

1. to provide (a place, route, etc.) with signposts.

signpost British  

/ ˈsaɪnˌpəʊst /

noun

1. a post bearing a sign that shows the way, as at a roadside

2. something that serves as a clue or indication; sign

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verb

1. to mark with signposts

2. to indicate direction towards

   the camp site is signposted from the road

Etymology

Origin of signpost

First recorded in 1610–20; sign + post ¹

Example Sentences

Right about then, Coogie Jackson shimmied up the County Road signpost to shout his good-bye.

From Literature

The council's strategic and resources committee on Friday decided it should "suspend posting on its account and signpost followers towards the council's other social media channels".

From BBC

What I was thinking, in fact, was that I was quite underwhelmed by the faded red curbs as a signpost for progress.

From Los Angeles Times

You’ve written about how the media often signposts police as heroes — has this always been the case or was it a gradual process of building a public relations institution?

From Salon

For now, it’s difficult to say where prices for gold and silver may go from here, Marex’s Meir said, given that there are “no resistance signposts on the charts.”

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• catalog
• clue
• directory
• guidebook
• handbook
• key
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