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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
milepost
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Far from being a defeat, Reykjavik was a milepost, a turning point in disarmament negotiations.
▪ Victoria and I have undoubtedly passed that milepost.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Milepost

Milepost \Mile"post`\, n.

  1. A post, or one of a series of posts, set up to indicate spaces of a mile each or the distance in miles from a given place.

  2. An event or accomplishment marking a significant advance in an endeavor; a notable achievment; as, putting a man in orbit was a big milepost on the way to the moon.

    Syn: milestone.

Wiktionary
milepost

n. 1 A post on a highway, often with one or more fingerposts, showing the distance in miles to nearby places 2 (context rail transport English) 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) vb. To place mileposts along (a road, etc.).

WordNet
milepost

n. stone post at side of a road to show distances [syn: milestone]

Usage examples of "milepost".

We went quickly through the mileposts we all knew: Ashten, Glay, Hespen, Sennt.

Uwen fell to discussing a foal from his bay mare, and her fine points, and the mileposts came.