"guidepost" meaning in All languages combined

See guidepost on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-guidepost.wav Forms: guideposts [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊst Etymology: From guide + post. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|guide|post}} guide + post Head templates: {{en-noun}} guidepost (plural guideposts)
  1. A signpost. Translations (a signpost): пътепоказател (pǎtepokazatel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), opaste (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-guidepost-en-noun-Eq3IHflJ Disambiguation of 'a signpost': 99 1
  2. (by extension) Anything that provides guidance; a guideline. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-guidepost-en-noun-52ip2vHC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 88 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 17 83

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Alternative forms

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