Associations to the word «Milepost»

Wiktionary

MILEPOST, noun. A post on a highway, often with one or more fingerposts, showing the distance in miles to nearby places
MILEPOST, noun. (rail transport) A sign or post beside a railway marking the distance from the (actual or nominal) start of a line (usually the principal terminus or junction with a more major line)
MILEPOST, verb. To place mileposts along (a road, etc.).

Dictionary definition

MILEPOST, noun. Stone post at side of a road to show distances.

Wise words

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Alexander Pope