"fingerpost" meaning in English

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        "A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost."
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          "roman": "lùbiāo",
          "sense": "board that shows the direction to a named place",
          "word": "路標 /路标"
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          "text": "...some hint, which, besides confirming him in the theory of virtue, may, likewise, serve for a finger-post to virtuous action.",
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        "The milepost itself."
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      "word": "路標 /路标"
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