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milepost Definition

mile·post (mīlpōst′)

noun

a signpost showing the distance in miles to or from a specified place

milepost Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • have: The canal company had to have mileposts by law; they were essential for calculating tolls.
  • pass: Pass a tall stone milepost on your left at the top of the lane, and go through the double six bar gate.

Adjective modifier

  • new: At 3- 30 pm the unveiling of a new milepost at Gallows Tree Bridge, Welshpool took place.
  • 19th: Grade II listed Mountnessing ( SA ) NGR: TQ 6274 9747 19th century milepost fronting 18th century milestone.
  • significant: The ratification of a new constitution at the Constitutional Loya Jirga in January is a significant milepost.

Noun used with modifier

century: By the early nineteenth century cast-iron mileposts became common.

Browse dictionary entries near milepost

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  4. mildness
  5. mildly
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  7. milden
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  10. Milan MIB 30
  1. miler
  2. Miles
  3. miles gloriosus
  4. milestone
  5. Miletus
  6. milfoil
  7. Milford
  8. Milhaud
  9. milia
  10. miliaria