milepost

noun
/ˈmaɪlˌpoʊst/US

Etymology

From mile + post.

  1. derived from postis
  2. derived from post
  3. derived from post
  4. inherited from post
  5. formed as milepost — “mile + post

Definitions

  1. A post on a highway, often with one or more fingerposts, showing the distance in miles to…

    A post on a highway, often with one or more fingerposts, showing the distance in miles to nearby places.

  2. A sign or post beside a railway marking the distance from the (actual or nominal) start…

    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).

    • But beyond these cut-offs, to avoid the wholesale alteration of all mileposting and mileages—of bridges and culverts, for example—the original mileposts have remained unaltered.
  3. To place mileposts along (a road, etc.).

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA