milepost
milepost · mileposts
A post on a highway, often with one or more fingerposts, showing the distance in miles…A post on a highway, often with one or more fingerposts, showing the distance in miles to nearby places.
US/ˈmaɪlˌpoʊst/
Meaning
2 sensesA post on a highway, often with one or more fingerposts, showing the distance in miles to nearby places.
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).
More definitions
- stone post at side of a road to show distances
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From mile + post.From mile + post.
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