'Milepost' definitions:
Definition of 'milepost'
From: WordNet
noun
Stone post at side of a road to show distances [syn: milestone, milepost]
Definition of 'Milepost'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'milepost'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arrow,
- baluster,
- balustrade,
- banister,
- bench mark,
- blaze,
- bookmark,
- cairn,
- catstone,
- compass needle,
- direction,
- direction post,
- doorjamb,
- doorpost,
- finger post,
- fist,
- gatepost,
- guide,
- guideboard,
- guidepost,
- hand,
- hitching post,
- hour hand,
- index,
- index finger,
- jamb,
- king post,
- landmark,
- lead,
- lighthouse,
- lightship,
- lubber line,
- mark,
- marker,
- menhir,
- milestone,
- minute hand,
- monument,
- mullion,
- needle,
- occasion,
- pharos,
- platform,
- pointer,
- post,
- Samson post,
- seamark,
- signboard,
- signpost,
- snubbing post,
- stanchion,
- standard,
- stile,
- tower,
- upright,
- watchtower