Milepost

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  • noun. A post set up to indicate distance in miles, as along a highway.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A post set up to mark distance by miles along a highway or other line of travel.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. 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.
  • noun. An event or accomplishment marking a significant advance in an endeavor; a notable achievment.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A post on a highway, often with one or more fingerposts, showing the distance in miles to nearby places
  • noun. 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)
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. stone post at side of a road to show distances
    • Word Usage
    "This photo is taken from 20 Minute Cliff, aka milepost 19 of the Blue Ridge Parkway."
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