milepost
noun
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Pronunciation: /ˈmaɪlˌpoʊst/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English mile Latin postisbor. Old English post Latin postisder. Old French postbor. Middle English post English post English milepost From mile + post.
- A post on a highway, often with one or more fingerposts, showing the distance in miles to nearby places.
- 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.”
“[...] the 4 miles at 1 in 180 up to Sanquhar were mounted with no greater fall in speed than from 65 to 59 m.p.h., after which, possibly as a result of easing the engine or because the strain on steam supply was beginning to tell, the final 3½ miles up at 1 in 200 up to milepost 59½ were surmounted at a minimum of 49½ m.p.h.”
verb
Etymology: Etymology tree English mile Latin postisbor. Old English post Latin postisder. Old French postbor. Middle English post English post English milepost From mile + post.
- To place mileposts along (a road, etc.).