milepost Definition
☆ mile·post (mīl′pōst′)
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.

